Syringa oblata

Syringa oblata is a species in the genus Syringa, in the family Oleaceae. It is also known as early blooming lilac or broadleaf lilac. Similar to Syringa vulgaris, but flowers earlier and has very different leaves. Most commonly seen lilac species in China. Gravelly mountains, roadsides, stream banks, thickets, valleys, and woods. 100-2600m altitude. China: Gansu, Hebei, Henan, Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning, Nei Mongol, Ningxia, Qinghai, Shaanxi, Shandong, Shanxi, and northwest Sichuan provinces. Korea: Throughout.