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Fraxinus caroliniana Mill.

Carolina ash (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Oleaceae > Fraxinus

Characteristics

Tree to 15 m; twigs terete or nearly so, glabrous or thinly hairy; lfls 5–7, petiolulate, lanceolate to elliptic, abruptly acuminate to an obtuse tip; fr flat, lanceolate to elliptic, 3.5–5 cm × 8–20 mm, subtended by a minute cal usually less than 1 mm; wing extending nearly or quite to the base. Swamps and bottom-lands, mainly on the coastal plain; Va. to Fla. and Tex.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality dioecy
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 11.95
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) 0.3
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light 3-6
Soil humidity 6-8
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity 1-5
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-10

Usage

Uses material
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Fraxinus caroliniana unspecified picture

Distribution

Fraxinus caroliniana world distribution map, present in Åland Islands, Cuba, Georgia, Nicaragua, and United States of America

Conservation status

Fraxinus caroliniana threat status: Endangered

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:609898-1
WFO ID wfo-0000832374
COL ID 6JMRD
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Samarpses triptera Fraxinus caroliniana Fraxinus cubensis Fraxinus curvidens Fraxinus pleurodes Fraxinus triptera Leptalix pallida Leptalix palustris Leptalix platycarpa Leptalix pleurodes Calycomelia pallida Calycomelia platycarpa Fraxinus pauciflora Leptalix caroliniana Leptalix cordata Calycomelia caroliniana Fraxinus caroliniana f. hypomalaca Fraxinus caroliniana f. lasiophylla Fraxinus caroliniana f. pubescens Fraxinus cordata Fraxinus floridana Fraxinus nigrescens Fraxinus nuttallii Fraxinus pallida Fraxinus palustris Fraxinus platycarpa Fraxinus caroliniana f. caroliniana Fraxinus americana var. caroliniana Fraxinus americana var. triptera Fraxinus caroliniana var. cubensis Fraxinus caroliniana subsp. cubensis Fraxinus caroliniana var. oblaceolata Fraxinus caroliniana var. platycarpa Fraxinus caroliniana var. pubescens Fraxinus nigra subsp. caroliniana Fraxinus pennsylvanica var. cubensis Fraxinus pennsylvanica subsp. cubensis Fraxinus platycarpa var. floridana Fraxinus platicarpa var. oblanceolata Fraxinus platicarpa var. pubescens Fraxinus platycarpa var. triptera Fraxinus caroliniana var. caroliniana Fraxinus caroliniana var. pauciflora
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