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Chionanthus virginicus
fringetree, white fringetree
Blue Ridge Parkway
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Unknown

Scientific Name with Authority:		Chionanthus virginicus L.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Plantae, Phylum Tracheophyta, Subphylum Spermatophytina, Order Lamiales, Family Oleaceae, Genus Chionanthus, Species Chionanthus virginicus


Park Tags:
Growth Form - Tree


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		NC: S5; VA: S5
Evidence:		6 Observations, 8 Vouchers, 13 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area	Big Thicket National Preserve
Bluestone National Scenic River	Buffalo National River
Cape Hatteras National Seashore	Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site
Catoctin Mountain Park	Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park	Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park
Congaree National Park	Cowpens National Battlefield
Cumberland Island National Seashore	Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
Fort Circle Parks	Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park
Gauley River National Recreation Area	George Washington Memorial Parkway
Great Falls Park	Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Guilford Courthouse National Military Park	Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
Horseshoe Bend National Military Park	Hot Springs National Park
Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens	Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
Kings Mountain National Military Park	Little River Canyon National Preserve
Mammoth Cave National Park	Manassas National Battlefield Park
Moores Creek National Battlefield	Natchez Trace Parkway
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve	Obed Wild and Scenic River
Pea Ridge National Military Park	Petersburg National Battlefield
Piscataway Park	Prince William Forest Park
Richmond National Battlefield Park	Rock Creek Park
Shenandoah National Park	Shiloh National Military Park
Theodore Roosevelt Island National Memorial	Thomas Stone National Historic Site
Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts


Last Modified Date:	8/24/2023

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/7/2025 7:14:52 PM

NatureServe Global Rank and State Rank

NatureServe. 2017. NatureServe Web Service. Arlington, VA. U.S.A. Available http://services.natureserve.org. Accessed: 12/4/2017. Updated quarterly.

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