PLANTS Profile for Fraxinus americana (white ash)

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PLANTS Profile

Fraxinus americana L.
white ash

Symbol:

FRAM2

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Oleaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Tree

Native Status:

L48		N
HI		I
CAN		N

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Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA NRCS. 1995. Northeast wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. Northeast National Technical Center, Chester. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.

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Fraxinus americana L.

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Synonyms:
Fraxinus americana L.

	FRAMB	Fraxinus americana L. var. biltmoreana (Beadle) J. Wright ex Fernald
	FRAMC	Fraxinus americana L. var. crassifolia Sarg.
	FRAMC2	Fraxinus americana L. var. curtissii (Vasey) Small
	FRAMJ	Fraxinus americana L. var. juglandifolia (Lam.) Rehder
	FRAMM	Fraxinus americana L. var. microcarpa A. Gray
	FRBI2	Fraxinus biltmoreana Beadle

Distribution:
Fraxinus americana L.


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USA (AL, AR, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, VT, WI, WV), CAN (NB, NS, ON, PE, QC)

Related Taxa:
Fraxinus americana L.

View 14 genera in Oleaceae, 22 species in Fraxinus

Classification:
Fraxinus americana L.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Asteridae
Order	Scrophulariales
Family	Oleaceae – Olive family
Genus	Fraxinus L. – ash
Species	Fraxinus americana L. – white ash

U.S. Weed Information:
Fraxinus americana L.

white ash

This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

N'EAST

Uva, R.H., J.C. Neal, & J.M. DiTomaso. 1997. Weeds of the Northeast. Cornell University Press. Ithaca, New York. 397pp.

Introduced Information:
Fraxinus americana L.

This plant is introduced to the United States from another country or countries. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of U.S. introduced plants.

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