Family Oleaceae

Taxon ID: 27293

Summary

Maryland Biodiversity Project has documented 18 taxa in Family Oleaceae spanning 6 genera.

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S2 (State rare) S3 (Watch list) Non-native Invasive

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MBP has 976 records spanning all 23 Maryland counties and Baltimore City.

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The bark of Carolina Ash in Worcester Co., Maryland (8/10/2014).

Carolina Ash (Fraxinus caroliniana P. Miller) Media by Jim Brighton View Record

Carolina Ash in Worcester Co., Maryland (8/10/2014).

Carolina Ash (Fraxinus caroliniana P. Miller) Media by Jim Brighton View Record

Blooming White Fringetree growing in Worcester Co., Maryland (4/28/2012).

White Fringetree (Chionanthus virginicus Linnaeus) Media by Jim Brighton View Record

White Ash growing in Garrett Co., Maryland (7/10/2018).

White Ash (Fraxinus americana Linnaeus) Media by Boyer and McDowell View Record

White Ash in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/10/2011).

White Ash (Fraxinus americana Linnaeus) Media by Bill Harms View Record

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

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

A White Fringetree in Montgomery Co., Maryland (5/22/2014).

White Fringetree (Chionanthus virginicus Linnaeus) Media by Jane Hill View Record

Greenstem Forsythia in Allegany Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) johnbotany, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>).

Greenstem Forsythia (Forsythia viridissima Lindley) Media by John Hall View Record

Border Privet in Washington Co., Maryland (5/28/2017).

Border Privet (Ligustrum obtusifolium obtusifolium Siebold & Zuccarini) Media by Bill Harms View Record

Weeping Forsythia in Prince George's Co., Maryland (3/4/2017).

Weeping Forsythia (Forsythia suspensa (Thunberg) Vahl) Media by Bill Harms View Record

Carolina Ash in Worcester Co., Maryland (8/10/2014).

Carolina Ash (Fraxinus caroliniana P. Miller) Media by Jim Brighton View Record

Greenstem Forsythia in Allegany Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) johnbotany, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>).

Greenstem Forsythia (Forsythia viridissima Lindley) Media by John Hall View Record

Holly Osmanthus in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (1/2/2022). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>).

Holly Osmanthus (Osmanthus heterophyllus (G. Don) P.S. Green) Media by Matthew Beziat View Record

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

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

European Privet in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/11/2018).

European Privet (Ligustrum vulgare Linnaeus) Media by Wayne Longbottom View Record

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

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

Privet sp. on Taylors Island, Maryland (12/23/2012).

Privet sp. (Ligustrum sp.) Media by Bill Hubick

Privet sp. on Taylor's Island, Dorchester Co., Maryland (12/23/2012).

Privet sp. (Ligustrum sp.) Media by Bill Hubick

Holly Osmanthus in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (1/2/2022). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>).

Holly Osmanthus (Osmanthus heterophyllus (G. Don) P.S. Green) Media by Matthew Beziat View Record

Leaves and fruit of White Ash in Harford Co., Maryland (5/25/2013). Note white underside of leaves and fruit with wings not extending around the seeds. Very similar to Green Ash.

White Ash (Fraxinus americana Linnaeus) Media by Bill Hubick View Record

Chinese/European Privet in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (1/5/2013).

Privet sp. (Ligustrum sp.) Media by Bill Hubick

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

Weeping Forsythia blooming in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (4/6/2019).

Weeping Forsythia (Forsythia suspensa (Thunberg) Vahl) Media by Bill Hubick View Record

White Ash in Howard Co., Maryland (5/18/2017).

White Ash (Fraxinus americana Linnaeus) Media by Bill Harms View Record

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MBP marks as "Invasive" any taxon listed in the Maryland Invasive Species Council (MISC) list of Invasive Species of Concern in Maryland. You can read their criteria and review the lists here: https://mdinvasives.org/species-of-concern/.

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