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Oregon Ash

Fraxinus latifolia

Status
native
Traits
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

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72 native animals
supported in the US
  • Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it Two-tailed Swallowtail, Philtraea latifoliae, Western Tiger Swallowtail, Fall Webworm Moth 36
  • Hosted animals Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it Phymatodes vulneratus, Spotted Cucumber Beetle, Ash Petiole Gall Midge, Western Potato Flea Beetle 12
  • Plant eaters Animals that feed on it Ash Flower Gall Mite, Ash Bead Gall Mite, Tropidosteptes pacificus, Leafcurl Ash Aphid 20
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Valley Carpenter Bee, Twenty-spotted Lady Beetle 2
  • Sheltered animals Animals that nest or roost in it Bradysia tilicola, Desert Ant-like Flower Beetle 2

Range

United States

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

Key traits

Layer
Trees
Light
Full sun
Moisture
Moist Wet
Water use
Medium
Soil
Rocky Loam Clay Organic
Soil pH
Acid Neutral
Habit
Erect Rounded
Plant type
Perennial Tree

From NC State Extension, USDA PLANTS and the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.

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