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An individual instance of Fraxinus pennsylvanica (green ash)
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Permanent unique identifier for this particular organism:

http://bioimages.vanderbilt.edu/vanderbilt/12-209


Notes:


This tree is on the north side of Magnolia Lawn, across from the University School front entrance.

Ashes can be recognized by their pinnately compound, opposite leaves.  Green ash is a dioecious species, and this particular tree is a female.  In the fall it provides an opportunity to observe the paddle-shaped fruits.  Distinguishing between green ash and white ash ( Fraxinus americana ) can be difficult but the wings on the green ash fruits tend to extend along the edge of the fruit towards its base, while the wings of the white ash fruits tend to stop at the thick part of the fruit.  Large trees of both white and green ash tend to have bark that is broken up into square-ish plates.  Another ash species that is common in middle Tennessee (but not represented in the arboretum) is blue ash ( Fraxinus quadrangulata ).  It is easily distinguished from white and green ash by its square twigs which are quite different from the round green ash twigs and white ash twigs.


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This organism is a living specimen that is part of the  Vanderbilt University Arboretum  with the local identifier 1-200.


This particular organism is believed to have managed means of establishment.

This organismal entity has the scope: multicellular organism.


Identifications:


Fraxinus pennsylvanica

Marshall

sec. Gleason Cronquist 1991

common name: green ash
family: Oleaceae
Identified 2006-04-14 by Steven J. Baskauf


Location:


Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, US
Click on these geocoordinates to load a map showing the location: 36.1438°, -86.79843°
Coordinate uncertainty about: 10 m.

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Occurrences were recorded for this particular organism on the following dates:
2006-04-14
2014-09-11

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whole tree (or vine) - general
inflorescence - whole - female
inflorescence - whole - male
inflorescence - lateral view of flower
inflorescence - lateral view of flower

Gleason Cronquist 1991 =

Gleason, Henry A. and Arthur Cronquist, 1991. Manual of Vascular Plants of Northeastern United States and Adjacent Canada. The New York Botanical Garden, Bronx, NY, US.


Metadata last modified: 2019-10-16T22:24:42.018-05:00
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