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Genus: Fraxinus (ashes) Life
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> Family: Oleaceae
About 65 species, native mainly to the North Temperate
regions. Ten species are cultivated in southern Africa.
Species cultivated in southern Africa
List from Glen (2002).
Fraxinus americana (American
ash)
Native to the eastern USA and Canada. |
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Fraxinus angustifolia (Algerian
ash)
Native to southern Europe and southwestern Asia. |
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Fraxinus bungeana
Native to northern China. |
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Fraxinus caroliniana (Water ash)
Native to eastern USA and Canada. |
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Fraxinus excelsior (European
ash)
Native from Europe to the Caucasus. |
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Fraxinus ornus (Flowering ash)
Native to the Mediterranean. |
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Fraxinus oxycarpa
Native to southern Europe and southwestern Asia. |
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Fraxinus pennsylvanica (Green
ash)
Native to the eastern USA. |
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Fraxinus uhdei
Native to Mexico. |
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Fraxinus velutina (Velvet ash)
Native to southern USA and Mexico. |
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