What is Lilac?
{{taxobox |name = Lilac |image = Stockholm-lilac.jpg |image_caption = ''Syringa vulgaris'' (Common Lilac) flowers |regnum = [[Plant]]ae |unranked_divisio = [[Flowering plant|Angiosperms]] |unranked_classis = [[Eudicots]] |unranked_ordo = [[Asterids]] |ordo = [[Lamiales]] |familia = [[Oleaceae]] |genus = '''''Syringa''''' |genus_authority = [[Linnaeus|L.]] |subdivision_ranks = Species |subdivision = About 20 species; see text. |}} '''Lilacs''' are [[plant]]s in the genus '''''Syringa''''', in the family [[Oleaceae]]. Lilacs are popular garden plants in many area. Syringas are another name for the Lilac, as well as the generic name. It is the state [[flower]] of [[Idaho]]. {{biology-stub}} [[category:Oleaceae]]