Syringa villosa, the villous lilac, is a shrub native to Korea, the southern part of the Russian Far East (Primorye) and northern China. There are two subspecies currently recognized (April 2014);Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Syringa villosa subsp. wolfii these are regarded as separate species in Flora of China.Flora of China v 15 p 282, 辽东丁香 liao dong ding xiang, Syringa wolfiiFlora of China v 15 p 282, 红丁香 hong ding xiang, Syringa villosa Combining the ranges for the two taxa yields a range within China of Hebei, Shanxi, Heilongjiang, Jilin, and Liaoning.
