- Fraxinus anomala
Taxobox
name = "Fraxinus anomala"
image_width = 240px
regnum =Plant ae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo =Lamiales
familia =Oleaceae
genus = "Fraxinus"
species = "F. anomala"
binomial = "Fraxinus anomala"
binomial_authority = Torr. ex S.Wats."Fraxinus anomala" is a species of
ash tree known by the common name single-leaf ash. It is native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico, where it grows in a number of habitats including desert scrub andchaparral . This is a deciduousshrub or small tree approaching maximum heights of five to six meters. The leaf may be simple or it may be compound, composed of up to five leaflets which look like individual leaves. Each leaflet is oval-shaped to round and may have teeth along the edges. The nondescript brownish flowers lack petals. The fruit is a flat samara up to two centimeters long and one wide, green when young and tan to brown when mature. The samaras hang in bunches.External links
* [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?5249,5252,5253 Jepson Manual Treatment]
* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=FRAN2 USDA Plants Profile]
* [http://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/plants/shrub/fraano/all.html Ecology]
* [http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Fraxinus+anomala Photo gallery]
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