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Oleaceae
Fraxinus

Fraxinus Linnaeus. Common name: Ash.

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A genus of about 43-65 species, trees, mostly north temperate (Asia, North America, Europe).

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References: Campbell (2017); Green In Kadereit (2004); Hardin & Beckmann (1982); Miller (1955); Nesom (2010g); Nesom (2010h); Nesom (2010i); Wallander (2008); Ward (2011a); Whittemore et al. (2018). Show full citations.

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image of plant© Richard & Teresa Ware | Fraxinus americana CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Gary P. Fleming | Fraxinus americana | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Scott Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Scott Ward, EAB (Agrilus planipennis) boring damage source CC-BY | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Keith Bradley | Fraxinus americana | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Keith Bradley | Fraxinus americana | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Alan Cressler: Fraxinus caroliniana, Pop Ash Pond, Six Mile Cypress Slough Preserve, Lee County, Florida 1 by Alan Cressler | Fraxinus caroliniana source | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Keith Bradley | Fraxinus americana | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Richard & Teresa Ware | Fraxinus pennsylvanica | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Scott Ward | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Samuel Brinker, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Samuel Brinker | Fraxinus nigra source | Original Image ⭷

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