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Fraxinus excelsior L.
European ash
Oleaceae (Olive family)

Introduction to Vascular Plants

Distribution of Fraxinus excelsior
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Introduction

This European ash tree is commonly cultivated and occasionally escapes. Collected from Beacon Hill Park in Victoria (Ogilvie s.n. @ V) and found in Metro Vancouver and on Okanagan Lake (Lomer xxxx @ UBC).

Author: Frank Lomer, Honorary Research Associate, University of British Columbia Herbarium

Status Information

Origin Status	Provincial Status	BC List (Red Blue List)	COSEWIC
Exotic	SNA	Exotic	Not Listed

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Taxonomic and Nomenclatural Links

Genetic information (NCBI Taxonomy Database)
International Plant Names Index
Taxonomic Information from the World Flora Online
Integrated Taxonomic Information System

Additional Range and Status Information Links

Burke Museum of Natural History (Washington State records)
CalFlora
Consortium of Pacific Northwest Herbaria records
Jepson Interchange
NatureServe Explorer
USDA

Additional Photo Sources

UBC Herbarium Scanned Collection Record
Images From CalPhoto
UT Austin's Native Plant Database
Google Image Search
Flickr Image Search

General References

Google Scholar Search
Family References
General Botanical References for BC

Recommended citation: Author, Date. Page title. In Klinkenberg, Brian. (Editor) 2020. E-Flora BC: Electronic Atlas of the Plants of British Columbia [eflora.bc.ca]. Lab for Advanced Spatial Analysis, Department of Geography, University of British Columbia, Vancouver. [Accessed: 2024-12-11 4:26:25 PM ]

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