European Ash (Fraxinus excelsior)
Family:
OLEACEAE
Genus: Fraxinus
Species: European Ash (Fraxinus excelsior)
Alternative Names: Fraxinus excelsor
Genus: Fraxinus
Species: European Ash (Fraxinus excelsior)
Alternative Names: Fraxinus excelsor
European Ash Species Description
These plants are from foreign areas (those that occur outside of North America north of Mexico) that have been released intentionally or unintentionally. Plants that have been disseminated or escaped as a result of human activity, and become established somewhere within the United States, Canada or Greenland.
Allergenicity: European Ash (Fraxinus excelsior) is a severe allergen.
Pollination: Occurs in following seasons depending on latitude and elevation: Spring.
Angiosperm - Flowering Dicot: Plants in this group have two embryonic leaves (dicotyledons). Examples of dicotyledons are beans, buttercups, oaks, sunflowers, etc.
Tree: A large plant, not exactly defined, but typically over four meters in height, a single trunk which grows in girth with age and branches (which also grow in circumference with age).
Perennial: Living for many years.
Woody Stem: Non-herbaceous. Lignified.
European Ash Species Usage
Pharmacological: Used in medicine or pharmacological research.
Dye: Used as a colored dye.
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More European Ash (Fraxinus excelsior) imagesby Jessie M. Harris from BONAP
