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Fraxinus berlandieriana (Mexican ash)

Synonyms: Fraxinus americana var. berlandieriana; Fraxinus berlandierana; Fraxinus pubescens var. berlandieriana (homotypic); Fraxinus viridis f. berlandieriana (homotypic); Fraxinus viridis var. berlandieriana (homotypic)

Wikipedia Abstract

Fraxinus berlandieriana (Mexican ash) is a tree native to eastern and northeastern Mexico and to the south-central United States. It has been reported from Tamaulipas, Veracruz, Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Louisiana and Mississippi.
View Wikipedia Record: Fraxinus berlandieriana

Attributes

Air Quality Improvement [1]  Low
Allergen Potential [1]  Medium-High
Carbon Capture [1]  Medium-Low
Shade Percentage [1]  82 %
Temperature Reduction [1]  Medium
Wind Reduction [1]  Medium-Low
Height [1]  50 feet (15.3 m)
Width [1]  39 feet (12 m)
Hardiness Zone Minimum [1]  USDA Zone: 5 Low Temperature: -20 F° (-28.9 C°) → -10 F° (-23.3 C°)
Hardiness Zone Maximum [1]  USDA Zone: 9 Low Temperature: 20 F° (-6.7 C°) → 30 F° (-1.1 C°)
Water Use [1]  High to Moderate
Lifespan [2]  Perennial
Specific Gravity [3]  0.55
Structure [2]  Tree

Predators

Chrysomphalus dictyospermi (dictyospermum scale)[4]
Epiphora antinorii[5]
Megalopyge opercularis (southern flannel moth)[5]
Saturnia atlantica[5]

Range Map

External References

USDA Plant Profile

NatureServe Explorer

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1i-Tree Species v. 4.0, developed by the USDA Forest Service's Northern Research Station and SUNY-ESF using the Horticopia, Inc. plant database.
♦ 2USDA Plants Database, U. S. Department of Agriculture
♦ 3Forest Inventory and Analysis DB version 5.1, May 4, 2013, U.S. Forest Service
♦ 4Biological Records Centre Database of Insects and their Food Plants
♦ 5HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0