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California ash

Fraxinus dipetala

Also called Two-Petal Ash, Chaparral Flowering Ash

California ash
Photo: Eric in SF, CC BY-SA 3.0
Family
Oleaceae (Olive family)
Grows as
Tree, Shrub
Native range
SW. U.S.A. to Mexico (Baja California)
Climate
temperate

About

Fraxinus dipetala, the California ash or two-petal ash, is a species of ash native to southwestern North America in the United States in northwestern Arizona, California, southern Nevada, and Utah, and in Mexico in northern Baja California. It grows at altitudes of 100–1,300 m.

Where it grows

Fraxinus dipetala grows in canyons and slopes in chaparrals, foothill woodlands, and oak-pine woodlands in elevations of 100–1,300 m (330–4,270 ft).

Other Fraxinus plants

Texas Ash · White ash · Narrow-leafed Ash · Singleleaf ash · Fraxinus baroniana · Mexican ash · Northern Ash · Carolina ash · Jirisan Ash · Chinese ash · Fragrant ash · Wild Ash

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Fraxinus dipetala by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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