Fraxinus excelsior

European ash
Foliage and immature fruit
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Oleaceae
Genus: Fraxinus
Species:
F. excelsior
Binomial name
Fraxinus excelsior
Distribution map

Fraxinus excelsior, known as the ash, or European ash or common ash to distinguish it from other types of ash, is a flowering plant species in the olive family Oleaceae. It is native throughout mainland Europe[2] east to the Caucasus and Alborz mountains, and Great Britain and Ireland, the latter determining its western boundary. The northernmost location is in the Trondheimsfjord region of Norway.[3][4] The species is widely cultivated and reportedly naturalised in New Zealand and in scattered locales in the United States and Canada.[5][6][7][8]

  1. ^ Khela, S.; Oldfield, S. (2018). "Fraxinus excelsior". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T203367A67807718. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T203367A67807718.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Thomas was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Rushforth, K. (1999). Trees of Britain and Europe. Collins ISBN 0-00-220013-9.
  4. ^ Den virtuella floran: Fraxinus excelsior distribution
  5. ^ "Fraxinus excelsior L." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  6. ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Fraxinus excelsior
  7. ^ Biota of North America Program, Fraxinus excelsior
  8. ^ Altervista Flora of the United States and Canada, Fraxinus excelsior

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