white ash
Fraxinus americana
Summary 7
Fraxinus americana (white ash or American ash) is a species of Fraxinus native to eastern North America found in mesophytic hardwood forests from Nova Scotia west to Minnesota, south to northern Florida, and southwest to eastern Texas.
Taxon biology 8
Oleaceae -- Olive family
Richard C. Schlesinger
White ash (Fraxinus americana), also called Biltmore ash or Biltmore white ash, is the most common and useful native ash but is never a dominant species in the forest. It grows best on rich, moist, well-drained soils to medium size. Because white ash wood is tough, strong, and highly resistant to shock, it is particularly sought for handles, oars, and baseball bats. The winged seeds provide food for many kinds of birds.
Fuentes y créditos
- (c) Ross, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-NC-SA), http://www.flickr.com/photos/13757887@N00/53880594
- (c) Richard Webb, Bugwood.org, USA, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY), https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Fraxinus_americana_fall.jpg/460px-Fraxinus_americana_fall.jpg
- (c) Keith Kanoti, Maine Forest Service, USA, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY), https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Fraxinus_americana_seeds.jpg/460px-Fraxinus_americana_seeds.jpg
- (c) Keith Kanoti, Maine Forest Service, USA, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY), https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/Fraxinus_americana_bark.jpg/460px-Fraxinus_americana_bark.jpg
- (c) Joseph O'Brien, USDA Forest Service, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY), https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Fraxinus_americana_buds.jpg/460px-Fraxinus_americana_buds.jpg
- (c) --SB_Johnny | PA!, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-SA), https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Fraxinus_americana_flowers_001.JPG/460px-Fraxinus_americana_flowers_001.JPG
- (c) Wikipedia, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fraxinus_americana
- (c) Desconocido, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-NC), http://eol.org/data_objects/22778527
Más información
- NaturaLista página del taxón
- African Plants - a photo guide
- Biodiversity Heritage Library
- BOLD Systems BIN search
- eFloras.org
- Flora of North America (beta)
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
- Go Botany
- HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
- IPNI (with links to POWO, WFO, and BHL)
- Maryland Biodiversity Project
- NatureServe Explorer 2.0
- New Zealand Plant Conservation Network
- Ontario Trees
- OregonFlora.org
- SEINet Symbiota portals
- Tropicos
- USDA PLANTS database
- VASCAN by Canadensys
- World Flora Online
