NPSpecies Report Viewer

Park			Taxon Code
Show Comments?

Find

National Park Service
U.S. Department of the Interior

NPSpecies - Park Species Profile


Chionanthus virginicus
fringetree
Shenandoah National Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Uncommon

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

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


Park Tags:
Habitat - Mesic forest
Life Form - Tree
Habitat - Xeric forest
Habitat - Rock outcrop
Habitat - Cultural


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		VA: S5
Evidence:		0 Observations, 4 Vouchers, 8 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area	Big Thicket National Preserve
Blue Ridge Parkway	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	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:	6/1/2007

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/8/2025 6:08:09 AM

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.

This information is provided by NatureServe (www.natureserve.org) and its network of natural heritage member programs, a leading source of information about rare and endangered species, and threatened ecosystems.


Species Profile	Page 1 of 1	10/8/2025 6:08:09 AM

Report Viewer Configuration Error