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  2. Plants
  3. Vascular Plants
  4. Dicots
  5. Mints, Plantains, Olives, and Allies
  6. Olive Family
  7. Ashes
  8. Fraxinus
  9. European Ash

species 60,750 observations

European Ash

Fraxinus excelsior

Status
introduced
Traits
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

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50 native animals
supported in the US
  • Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it Lilac Borer Moth, Waved Sphinx, Fall Webworm Moth, Ferruginous Eulia Moth 17
  • Hosted animals Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it Chevron Ash Weevil, Plum Beetle 2
  • Plant eaters Animals that feed on it Jumping Plant Louse, Aeolothrips versicolor, Black Bean Aphid, Mallard 29
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Mourning Cloak, Willow Leafcone Caterpillar Moth 2

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Key traits

Layer
Trees
Plant type
Perennial Tree

From USDA PLANTS.

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