Green AshFraxinus pennsylvanica Marshall

Taxon ID: 1423

Summary

Green Ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica) is a species in the genus Fraxinus.

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Records

MBP has 197 records spanning 22 counties. We still need records from Garrett and Somerset.

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Green Ash in in fruit Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/20/2011).

Green Ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica Marshall) Media by Bill Harms View Record

Green Ash in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/3/2013).

Green Ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica Marshall) Media by Jim Brighton View Record

Green Ash in Talbot Co., Maryland (5/27/2017).

Green Ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica Marshall) Media by Jim Brighton View Record

Seedpods of Green Ash in Caroline Co., Maryland (9/22/2012). Note how the wings of the seed extend down towards the base of the seed. This is a good identification point for separating this species from White Ash. White Ash seedpod wings do not extend far from the apex of the seed.

Green Ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica Marshall) Media by Jim Brighton

Green Ash in Kent Co., Maryland (6/7/2014).

Green Ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica Marshall) Media by Jim Stasz View Record

Flowers of a Green Ash in Columbus, Ohio (4/11/2010).

Green Ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica Marshall) Media by Robert Klips

Green Ash in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (4/19/2013).

Green Ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica Marshall) Media by Bill Harms View Record

Green Ash with fruit in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/24/2013).

Green Ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica Marshall) Media by Jim Stasz

Green Ash in Caroline Co., Maryland (9/22/2012).

Green Ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica Marshall) Media by Jim Brighton

Green Ash in Charles Co., Maryland (5/11/2014).

Green Ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica Marshall) Media by Jim Stasz

Green Ash in Caroline Co., Maryland (9/22/2012). In autumn Green Ash leaves almost always turn yellow. This is a good way to separate this species from Pumpkin Ash which also is found in wet woods. Pumpkin Ash leaves turn reddish purple in fall.

Green Ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica Marshall) Media by Jim Brighton

Green Ash in Wicomico Co., Maryland (5/13/2017).

Green Ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica Marshall) Media by Jim Brighton View Record

Green Ash leaf scar in Harford Co., Maryland (6/1/2019).

Green Ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica Marshall) Media by Josh Emm View Record

Green Ash in Frederick Co., Maryland (6/23/2018).

Green Ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica Marshall) Media by Jim Brighton View Record

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Details

Status

Common in wet woods of swamps and river plains.

Relationships

Host plant for various butterfly species including Eastern Tiger Swallowtail.

Host plant for various moth species including American Dagger Moth and Banded Tussock Moth (Database of World's Lepidopteran Host Plants). Host to the fungus Ash Rust.

A host plant for the highly destructive Emerald Ash Borer.

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Synonyms

Fraxinus darlingtonii

Fraxinus lanceolata

Fraxinus pennsylvanica var. subintegerrima

Fraxinus smallii

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