Fraxinus nigra Marshall

  • Filed As

    Oleaceae
    Fraxinus nigra Marshall

  • Collector(s)

    S. R. Hill 35926 with Cassandra Allsup; Michael "J.C." Murphy, 02 Jun 2004

  • Location

    United States of America. Illinois. Cook Co. PawPaw Woods, Cook County Forest Preserve, between active Illinois Central railroad line just north of Maple Lake and Archer Avenue, 0.6 mile southwest of 104th Avenue, Willow Springs; opposite Fairmount Cemetery, southeast side of Des Plaines River, Sag Bridge 7.5 minute quadrangle.

  • Habitat

    Glacial boulders, humus, clay-loam soil. Mesicto wet-mesic floodplain foest, currently not able to flood [land-locked]; with Acer saccharinum, Juglans nigra, Fraxinus pennsylvanica, Lindera benzoin, Ulmus americana.

  • Description

    Occasional, somewhat local tree about 10 meters tall; fruits not seen. Green twigs with purplish linear "spots"; leaves darker above.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 2500844

    Occurrence ID: c0bfc94e-185d-4678-900b-0e16e00528e4

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Lamiales

  • Family

    Oleaceae

  • All Determinations

    Fraxinus nigra Marshall det S. R. Hill, 2004
    Note: ! GL Nesom, 2010

  • Region

    North America

  • Country

    United States of America

  • State/Province

    Illinois

  • County/Municipio

    Cook Co.

  • Locality

    PawPaw Woods, Cook County Forest Preserve, between active Illinois Central railroad line just north of Maple Lake and Archer Avenue, 0.6 mile southwest of 104th Avenue, Willow Springs; opposite Fairmount Cemetery, southeast side of Des Plaines River, Sag Bridge 7.5 minute quadrangle

  • Coordinates

    41.7196, -87.8866

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    970.819

  • Georeferencing Method

    Georeferencing Quick Reference Guide, Version 2012. Locality information vague. Located coord. of the geogr. center between Paw Paw Woods & Fairmount Cemetery. Measured from the selected coord. to the farthest extent of Paw Paw Woods to find the linear extent (959.25 m). Input all info into the MaNIS Georef. Calc. to find uncertainty radius.

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

  • Distribution

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PLANTS OF ILLINOIS, USA
Fraxinus nigra Marsh.
Oleaceae
Det.: S.R.Hill, (ILLS) 2004
COOK COUNTY PawPaw Woods, Cook County
Forest Preserve, between active Illinois Central railroad
line just north of Maple Lake and Archer Avenue, 0.6
mile southwest of 104th Avenue, Willow Springs;
opposite Fairmount Cemetery, southeast side of Des
Plaines River, Sag Bridge 7.5 minute quadrangle.
Glacial boulders, humus; clay-loam soil.
Mesic to wet-mesic floodplain forest, currently not able
to flood [land-locked]; with Acer saccharinum,
Juglans nigra, Fraxinus pennsylvanica, Lindera
benzoin, Ulmus americana. Occasional, somewhat
local tree about 10 meters tall; fruits not seen. Green
twigs with purplish linear ‘spots’; leaves darker above.
Steven R. Hill, with Cassandra Allsup
and Michael “J.C.” Murphy 35926 02 June 2004
02500844