OLEACEAE - - Olive Family

Fraxinus pennsylvanica Marshall — Green Ash

Green Ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica) - Identified by leaves green above and only slightly lighter beneath (not whitish); leaflets held upright from rachis (not drooping); leaflets usually narrower and more toothed than F. americana, but not always; leaf scars straight or slightly curved on apex, usually extending much less than half way up bud; fruit with wing extending over half way to base; seed longer and less rounded than F. americana, difficult to roll seed between fingers.

Habitat:

Bottomlands and swamps, especially along brownwater rivers and streams, rarely on mesic upland disturbed sites.

Habitat information from:
Weakley, Alan S., Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States, Working Draft of 21 May 2015.

The range of Fraxinus pennsylvanica (Green Ash)

Kartesz, J.T., The Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2015. North American Plant Atlas. (http://bonap.net/napa). Chapel Hill, N.C. [maps generated from Kartesz, J.T. 2015. Floristic Synthesis of North America, Version 1.0. Biota of North America Program (BONAP). (in press)].

The Georgia range of Fraxinus pennsylvanica (Green Ash)

Zomlefer, W.B., J.R. Carter, & D.E. Giannasi. 2014 (and ongoing). The Atlas of Georgia Plants. University of Georgia Herbarium (Athens, Georgia) and Valdosta State University Herbarium (Valdosta, Georgia). Available at: http://www.georgiaherbaria.org/.