Status: | Introduced - naturalized; ecologically invasive |
Plant: | perennial tree 50'-98' tall with an open crown; gray to brown, deeply furrowed bark with interlacing ridges, branches without wings |
Flower: | dark brown, oval buds; inflorescence a tight, erect cluster with 6-15 flowers; blooms late winter into early spring |
Fruit: | yellowish to cream samara with broad wings and a deeply notched tip; seeds thick but not inflated |
Leaf: | narrowly elliptic to lance-like, bases usually equal, edges singly toothed |
Habitat: | waste places, roadsides, fencerows |
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