species 66,655 observations
Green Ash
Fraxinus pennsylvanica
Field notes
Fraxinus pennsylvanica, the green ash or red ash, is a species of ash native to eastern and central North America, from Nova Scotia west to southeastern Alberta and eastern Colorado, south to northern Florida, and southwest to Oklahoma and eastern Texas. It has spread and become naturalized in much of the western United States and also in Argentina and Europe, from Spain to Russia.
Other names more rarely used include downy ash, swamp ash, and water ash.
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Cecropia Moth, Fall Webworm Moth, Eastern Tiger Swallowtail, Carpenterworm Moth
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Hosted animals
Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it
Ash and Privet Borer, Eastern Ash Bark Beetle, Ash Bullet Gall Midge, Black-headed Ash Sawfly
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Ash Flower Gall Mite, Ash Bead Gall Mite, Citrus Flatid Planthopper, Eastern Gray Squirrel
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Red-banded Leafhopper, Omolicna uhleri, Anotia robertsonii, Litophallus schellenbergii
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Sheltered animals
Animals that nest or roost in it
Northern Myotis, Indiana Bat, Eastern Red Bat, Silver-haired Bat
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Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Trees
- Light
- Full sun
- Moisture
- Dry Well drained Moist Wet
- Water use
- Medium
- Soil pH
- Neutral
- Drought tolerant
- Yes
- Deer resistant
- Yes
From NC State Extension, the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center and USDA PLANTS.