Fraxinus cubensis Grisebach. Common name: Florida Water Ash, Cuban Water Ash. Habitat: Sloughs, ponds, other deeply flooded sites. Distribution: N. peninsular FL (Marion and Citrus counties), south to s. FL; Cuba.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = Nesom (2010i); = Fraxinus caroliniana Mill. var. cubensis (Griseb.) Lingelsh.; < Fraxinus caroliniana Mill. — Fl6, GW2, K4, S, S13, WH3. Basionym: Fraxinus cubensis Griseb. 1866
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
Heliophily ⓘ: 4
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