Calflora Taxon Report
Fraxinus velutina  Torr.
Arizona ash, Velvet ash
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2016 Zoya Akulova
Fraxinus velutina is a tree that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.
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Genus: Fraxinus
Family: Oleaceae  
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot
Wetlands: Equally likely to occur in wetlands and non wetlands

Communities: Yellow Pine Forest, Southern Oak Woodland, Chaparral, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS + POWO
Alternate Names:
JEF + PLANTSFraxinus pennsylvanica ssp. velutina
JEF + PLANTSFraxinus velutina var. coriacea
PLANTSFraxinus velutina var. glabra
PLANTSFraxinus velutina var. toumeyi
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[Wikipedia] Range: In California Fraxinus velutina is found in the southern Sierra Nevada, the Mojave and Colorado Deserts, and the California chaparral and woodlands ecoregion, with scattered populations extending into Baja California. (link added by Mary Ann Machi)

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