PLANTS Profile for Fraxinus excelsior (European ash)

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PLANTS Profile

Fraxinus excelsior L.
European ash

Symbol:

FREX80

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Oleaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Tree

Native Status:

L48		I
CAN		I

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©J.S. Peterson. USDA NRCS NPDC. United States, CA, San Francisco, Golden Gate Park, Strybing Arboretum. October 1, 2002. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.

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Fraxinus excelsior L.

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Distribution:
Fraxinus excelsior L.


View Native Status

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (CT, KY, MA, NY, OH), CAN (NB, NS, ON, QC)

Related Taxa:
Fraxinus excelsior L.

View 14 genera in Oleaceae, 22 species in Fraxinus

Classification:
Fraxinus excelsior 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 excelsior L. – European ash

Introduced Information:
Fraxinus excelsior L.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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More Accounts and Images:
Fraxinus excelsior L.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 502663.

Related Web Sites:
Fraxinus excelsior L.

IN-Emerald Ash Borer Information (Purdue)

MI-Southeast Michigan RC

MI-www.EmeraldAshBorer.info

OH-Ash Alert (OSU)

USDA APHIS-Emerald Ash Borer

USDA FS Forest Health Protection

USDA NRCS National Ash Tree Seed Collection Initiative

Time Generated: 10/11/2008 06:20 PM MDT