Summary ⁶

Fraxinus americana, the white ash or American ash, is a species of ash tree native to eastern and central North America. It is found in mesophytic hardwood forests from Nova Scotia west to Minnesota, south to northern Florida, and southwest to eastern Texas. Isolated populations have also been found in western Texas, Wyoming and Colorado, and the species is reportedly naturalized in Hawaii.

Taxon biology ⁷

Oleaceae -- Olive family

    Richard C. Schlesinger

    White ash (Fraxinus americana), also called Biltmore ash  or Biltmore white ash, is the most common and useful native ash  but is never a dominant species in the forest. It grows best on  rich, moist, well-drained soils to medium size. Because white ash  wood is tough, strong, and highly resistant to shock, it is  particularly sought for handles, oars, and baseball bats. The  winged seeds provide food for many kinds of birds.

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Steven J. Baskauf, some rights reserved (CC BY), http://bioimages.vanderbilt.edu/baskauf/12462
2. (c) Ross, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://www.flickr.com/photos/13757887@N00/53880594
3. (c) Richard Webb, Bugwood.org, USA, some rights reserved (CC BY), https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Fraxinus_americana_fall.jpg/460px-Fraxinus_americana_fall.jpg
4. (c) Keith Kanoti, Maine Forest Service, USA, some rights reserved (CC BY), https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Fraxinus_americana_seeds.jpg/460px-Fraxinus_americana_seeds.jpg
5. (c) Joseph O'Brien, USDA Forest Service, some rights reserved (CC BY), https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Fraxinus_americana_buds.jpg/460px-Fraxinus_americana_buds.jpg
6. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fraxinus_americana
7. Adapted by Kate Severson from a work by (c) Unknown, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://eol.org/data_objects/22778527

More Info

• iNat taxon page
• African Plants - a photo guide
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• eFloras.org
• Flora of North America (beta)
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• Go Botany
• HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
• IPNI (with links to POWO, WFO, and BHL)
• Maryland Biodiversity Project
• NatureServe Explorer 2.0
• New Zealand Plant Conservation Network
• Ontario Trees
• OregonFlora.org
• SEINet Symbiota portals
• Tropicos
• USDA PLANTS database
• VASCAN by Canadensys
• World Flora Online

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