Fraxinus americana

Fraxinus americana

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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Oleaceae
Genus: Fraxinus
Section: Fraxinus sect. Melioides
Species:
F. americana
Binomial name
Fraxinus americana
Natural range of Fraxinus americana
Synonyms
List
    • Aplilia macrophyla (Hoffmanns.) Raf.
    • Calycomelia acuminata (Lam.) Kostel.
    • Calycomelia alba (Marshall) Kostel.
    • Calycomelia americana (L.) Kostel.
    • Calycomelia biltmoreana (Beadle) Nieuwl.
    • Calycomelia epiptera (Michx.) Kostel.
    • Calycomelia juglandifolia (Lam.) Kostel.
    • Calycomelia pistaciifolia Nieuwl.
    • Calycomelia viridis (Bosc) Kostel.
    • Fraxinoides alba (Marshall) Medik.
    • Fraxinus acuminata Lam.
    • Fraxinus alba Marshall
    • Fraxinus americana subsp. typicum Wesm.
    • Fraxinus biltmoreana Beadle
    • Fraxinus biltmoreana var. subcoriacea (Sarg.) J.J.N.Campb.
    • Fraxinus canadensis Gaertn.
    • Fraxinus carolinensis Wangenh.
    • Fraxinus caroliniana var. latifolia (Vahl) Willd.
    • Fraxinus caroliniana Willd.
    • Fraxinus curtissii Vasey
    • Fraxinus discolor Muhl.
    • Fraxinus discolor var. juglandifolia (Lam.) Muhl.
    • Fraxinus epiptera Michx.
    • Fraxinus glauca Raf.
    • Fraxinus grandifolia Raf.
    • Fraxinus juglandifolia Lam.
    • Fraxinus juglandifolia var. subserrata Willd.
    • Fraxinus macrophylla Hoffmanns.
    • Fraxinus nigra var. juglandifolia (Lam.) Castigl.
    • Fraxinus novae-angliae Mill.
    • Fraxinus pennsylvanica subsp. novae-angliae (Mill.) Buttler
    • Fraxinus pistaciifolia E.Hall ex A.Gray.
    • Fraxinus pubescens var. latifolia Vahl
    • Fraxinus pubescens var. longifolia Vahl
    • Fraxinus villosa Dum.Cours.
    • Fraxinus viridis Bosc
    • Leptalix acuminata (Lam.) Raf.
    • Leptalix alba (Marshall) Raf.
    • Leptalix epiptera (Michx.) Raf.
    • Leptalix glauca Raf.
    • Leptalix grandifolia Raf.
    • Leptalix juglandifolia (Lam.) Raf.
    • Leptalix viridis (Bosc) Raf.
    • Ornanthes americana (L.) Raf.
    • Ornus americana (L.) Bosc

Fraxinus americana, the white ash or American ash, is a fast-growing species of ash tree native to eastern and central North America.

White ash trees are threatened by the invasive emerald ash borer. The tree is highly valued as lumber.