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Genus

Fraxinus

Called “ash” in GBIF

Fraxinus, commonly called ash, is a genus of plants in the olive and lilac family, Oleaceae, and comprises 45–65 species of usually medium-to-large trees, most of which are deciduous, although some subtropical species are evergreen. The genus is widespread throughout much of Europe, Asia, and North America.

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128
accepted species in GBIF
Source: GBIF
3
plants on Plant News
3
research articles
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What science is finding about Fraxinus

Every article on Plant News that mentions a member of this genus, newest first.

Two wild plants show promise fighting crop-damaging fungus

The scraggly rue growing along field edges and hedgerows might hold a natural alternative to synthetic fungicides for...

Narrow-leaved ash medicinal-plants / crop-improvement

Trending: black ash (Fraxinus nigra) — 294 observations this week

Black ash trees woven into the soggy edges of northern swamps and river corridors are disappearing faster than most people...

Black Ash native-plants / citizen-science