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{{Taxobox
| color = lightgreen
| name = Mock-orange
| image = Philadelphus shrub.jpg
| image_width = 250px
| image_caption = ''Philadelphus lewisii''
| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
| classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]
| ordo = [[Cornales]]
| familia = [[Hydrangeaceae]]
| genus = '''''Philadelphus'''''
| genus_authority = [[Carolus Linnaeus|L.]]
| subdivision_ranks = Species
| subdivision =
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}}

'''Mock-orange''' ('''''Philadelphus'''''; also Mockorange, Mock Orange, Syringa) is a [[genus]] of about 60 species of [[shrub]]s from 1 to 6 m tall, native to [[North America]], [[Central America]], [[Asia]] and (locally) in southeast [[Europe]]. Most are [[deciduous]] but a few species from the south of the genus' range are [[evergreen]]. The [[leaf|leaves]] are opposite, simple, with serrated margins, from 1 to 14 cm long.

[[Image:Philadelphus lewisii.jpg|left|thumb|''Philadelphus lewisii'' flowers]]
The [[flower]]s are white, with four petals and sepals, 1-4 cm diameter, and commonly (but not in all species) sweetly scented. The [[fruit]] is a small capsule, containing numerous small [[seed]]s. The [[bark]] is thin and flaky, finely shredding in longitudinal strips.

Mock-oranges are used as food plants by the [[larva]]e of some [[Lepidoptera]] species including [[Engrailed|The Engrailed]].

[[Philadelphus lewisii|Lewis' Mock-orange|Syringa]] is the [[List of U.S. state flowers|state flower]] of [[Idaho]].

Mock-oranges are popular shrubs in [[park]]s and [[garden]]s, grown for their reliable display of late spring flowers; the scented species are particularly valued. In addition to the species, there are numerous garden origin [[Hybrid (biology)|hybrids]] and [[cultivar]]s available.

===Species===
*''Philadelphus argenteus'' - Silver Mock-orange ([[California]], [[Baja California]])
*''Philadelphus argyrocalyx'' - Silver-Cup Mock-orange ([[New Mexico]])
*''Philadelphus brachybotrys'' - Mock-orange (southeast [[China]])
*''Philadelphus californicus'' - California Mock-orange (California)
*''Philadelphus caucasicus'' - Caucasus Mock-orange ([[Caucasus]])
*''Philadelphus confusus'' - Piper's Mock-orange (California, [[Washington]])
*''Philadelphus cordifolius'' - Heartleaf Mock-orange (California)
*''Philadelphus coronarius'' - Sweet Mock-orange (southeast Europe)
*''Philadelphus coulteri'' - Coulter's Mock-orange (northwest [[Mexico]])
*''Philadelphus crinitus'' - Hairy or Trans-pecos Mock-orange (west [[Texas]])
*''Philadelphus delavayi'' - Delavay's Mock-orange (southwest China)
*''Philadelphus ernestii'' - Canyon Mock-orange (southwest [[United States|U.S.]])
*''Philadelphus floridus'' - Florida Mock-orange ([[Florida]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]])
*''Philadelphus gattingeri'' - Gattinger's Mock-orange ([[Tennessee]])
*''Philadelphus hirsutus'' - Streambank Mock-orange (southeast US)
*''Philadelphus hitchcockianus'' - Hitchcock Mock-orange (Texas, New Mexico)
*''Philadelphus incanus'' - Mock-orange ([[Hubei]], [[Shaanxi]])
*''Philadelphus inodorus'' - Scentless Mock-orange (US)
*''Philadelphus insignis'' - Summer Mock-orange (California, Oregon)
*''Philadelphus intectus'' - Mock-orange (southeast US)
*''Philadelphus kansuensis'' - Evergreen Mock-orange (northwest China)
*''Philadelphus karwinskyanus'' - Evergreen Mock-orange (Mexico)
*''Philadelphus laxiflorus'' - Mock-orange ([[Gansu]], Hubei, Shaanxi)
*''[[Philadelphus lewisii]]'' - Lewis's Mock-orange (western North America)
*''Philadelphus maculatus'' - Spotted Mock-orange ([[Arizona]])
*''Philadelphus madrensis'' - Desert Mountain Mock-orange (southwest US)
*''Philadelphus mearnsii'' - Mearns' Mock-orange (Texas, New Mexico)
*''Philadelphus mexicanus'' - Mexican Mock-orange (Mexico, [[Guatemala]])
*''Philadelphus microphyllus'' - Littleleaf Mock-orange (southwest US)
*''Philadelphus occidentalis'' - Western Mock-orange (western North America)
*''Philadelphus oreganus'' - Oregon Mock-orange ([[Oregon]])
*''Philadelphus palmeri'' - Palmer's Mock-orange (southwest US)
*''Philadelphus pekinensis'' - Beijing Mock-orange (northern China)
*''Philadelphus pubescens'' - Hoary Mock-orange (southeast US)
*''Philadelphus pumilus'' - Dwarf Mock-orange (California)
*''[[Philadelphus purpurascens]]'' - Mock-orange (southwest China)
*''Philadelphus satsumanus'' - Downy Japanese Mock-orange ([[Japan]])
*''Philadelphus satsumi'' - Japanese Mock-orange (Japan)
*''Philadelphus schrenkii'' - Schrenk's Mock-orange (northeast China, Korea, southeast Russia)
*''Philadelphus sericanthus'' - Mock-orange (Sichuan, Hubei)
*''Philadelphus serpyllifolius'' - Littleleaf or Thymeleaf Mock-orange (southern US, Mexico)
*''Philadelphus sharpianus'' - Sharp's Mock-orange (Tennessee, [[Missouri]])
*''Philadelphus subcanus'' - Mock-orange (southwest China)
*''Philadelphus tenuifolius'' - Slender-leaf Mock-orange ([[Korea]], southeast [[Russia]])
*''Philadelphus texensis'' - Texas Mock-orange (Texas)
*''Philadelphus tomentosus'' - Fuzzy Mock-orange ([[Himalaya]])
*''Philadelphus trichothecus'' - Columbian Mock-orange ([[British Columbia]], northwest US)
*''Philadelphus triflorus'' - Himalayan Mock-orange (Himalaya)
*''Philadelphus wootonii'' - Wooton's Mock-orange (New Mexico)
*''Philadelphus zelleri'' - Zeller's Mock-orange (Washington)

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