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Ornus
Fraxinus (), commonly called ash, is a genus of plants in the olive and lilac family, Oleaceae, and comprises 45–65 species of usually medium-to-large trees, most of which are deciduous (dropping their leaves in autumn), although some subtropical species are evergreen. The genus is widespread throughout much of Europe, Asia, and North America.
The leaves are usually opposite, and mostly pinnately compound (divided into leaflets in a feather-like arrangement). The seeds, known as "keys", are botanically fruits of the type called samara. Some species are dioecious, having male and female flowers on separate plants.
17 branches of this group, most-observed first
Manna ash
speciesFraxinus ornus
Evergreen tropical ash
speciesFraxinus griffithii
Chinese Ash
speciesFraxinus chinensis
Chinese flowering ash
speciesFraxinus insularis
Siebold Ash
speciesFraxinus sieboldiana
Fraxinus bungeana
speciesFraxinus bungeana
Japanese Ash
speciesFraxinus lanuginosa
Fraxinus floribunda
speciesFraxinus floribunda
Fraxinus paxiana
speciesFraxinus paxiana
Fraxinus baroniana
speciesFraxinus baroniana
Fraxinus apertisquamifera
speciesFraxinus apertisquamifera
Fraxinus micrantha
speciesFraxinus micrantha
Fraxinus odontocalyx
speciesFraxinus odontocalyx
Fraxinus longicuspis
speciesFraxinus longicuspis
Fraxinus suaveolens
speciesFraxinus suaveolens
Fraxinus retusifoliolata
speciesFraxinus retusifoliolata
Fraxinus malacophylla
speciesFraxinus malacophylla
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the old herbals & bestiaries
The natural history of Carolina, Florida, and the Bahama Islands : containing two hundred a...
Catesby, Mark, bioloog, kunstenaar · 1743 · p.234
The natural history of Carolina, Florida, and the Bahama Islands : containing two hundred a...
Catesby, Mark, bioloog, kunstenaar · 1743 · p.93
Hortus Eystettensis
Basilius Besler · 1640 · p.389
The Natural History of Carolina Florida and Bahama Islands Vol. 2
Mark Catesby · 1743 · p.232
Mark Catesby — Piscium, serpentum, insectorum (pt. 1) (1750)
Mark Catesby · 1750 · p.91
Book of Herbs
Hieronymus Bock (Tragus) · 1546 · p.813
De medicinali materia libri sex
Dioscorides · 1552 · p.170
On the Names of Plants
Hieronymus Bock (Tragus) · 1552 · p.1181
On the Names of Plants
Hieronymus Bock (Tragus) · 1552 · p.1096
Commentaries on the Six Books of Dioscorides
Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1560 · p.277
Commentaries on the Six Books of Dioscorides
Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1560 · p.262
History of Plants in Four Books
Valerius Cordus · 1561 · p.397
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1665474.