Fraxinus americana
| Fraxinus americana | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class: | Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons |
| Order: | Scrophulariales |
| Family: | Oleaceae |
| Genus: | Fraxinus |
| Species: | F. americana |
| Binomial name | |
| Fraxinus americana Linnaeus | |
| |
| Natural range of Fraxinus americana from USDA NRCS [1]. | |
Common name: white ash, American ash
Contents
Taxonomic Notes
Synonyms: none[1]
Varieties: Fraxinus americana var. microcarpa A. Gray[1]
Description
Distribution
Ecology
Habitat
F. americana occurs in natural communities such as mixed woodlands, deciduous forests, mixed pinewoods, southern coastal plain blackland prairie woods, along streamlets, floodplains, calcareous glades, wet hammocks, and limestone bluffs. F. americana tends to grow in upland, moist, loamy sand or loam.[2]
Associated species of F. americana include Quercus shumardii, Quercus nigra, Quercus muehlenbergii, Carya sp., Magnolia sp., and Ostrya sp.[2]
Conservation, cultivation, and restoration
Cultural use
Photo Gallery
References and notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Weakley, A.S. 2020. Flora of the Southeastern United States. Edition of 20 October 2020. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: May 2023. Collectors: Loran C. Anderson, Patricia Elliot, J. Kevin England, Robert K. Godfrey, Palmer Kinser, Gary R. Knight, R. Kral, H. Kurz, V. Rosario, Cecil R. Slaughter, D. B. Ward, and S. S. Ward. States and counties: Alabama: Marengo. Florida: Citrus, Gadsden, Jackson, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty, Nassau, and Wakulla. Tennessee: Cheatham.
