Fraxinus ornus L.

  • Filed As

    Oleaceae
    Fraxinus ornus L.

  • Collector(s)

    D. E. Atha 15865, 18 Oct 2016

  • Location

    United States of America. New York. Bronx Co. New York City. New York Botanical Garden, west of the Bronx River and south of Waring Avenue, about 15 meters N of the Bridge Trail.

  • Habitat

    Deciduous forest at top of cliff in gorge of the Bronx River, with Ulmus americana, Fraxinus americana, Betula lenta, Aralia elata, Ageratina altissima, Eurybia divaricata.

  • Description

    Tree 9 m tall, the trunk 5 cm diam; bark grey, smooth; lateral branches slender, horizontal to descending; leaves clustered at the ends of the twigs, the leaflet color dark green and strongly contrasting with other foliage at this late stage in the season. This plant spontaneous.

  • Notes (shown on label)

    Sample preserved in silica gel at NY

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 02920865

    Occurrence ID: cf0071ce-c623-4c7f-b68d-3bf17ca2099a

  • Laboratory Collections

    Tissue Samples, 02759605, D. E. Atha 15865, Fraxinus ornus L. - : Oleaceae (273.0) : : : Magnoliophyta;

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Lamiales

  • Family

    Oleaceae

  • All Determinations

    Fraxinus ornus L. det D. E. Atha, 2016

  • Region

    North America

  • Country

    United States of America

  • State/Province

    New York

  • County/Municipio

    Bronx Co.

  • City/Township

    New York City

  • Locality

    New York Botanical Garden, west of the Bronx River and south of Waring Avenue, about 15 meters N of the Bridge Trail

  • Elevation

    Alt. 24 m. (79 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    40.8613, -73.8752

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    25

  • Georeferencing Method

    GPS. 40.861339, -73.875247 (WGS84, ±25m), 24 m elev

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

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Oleaceae
Fraxinus ornus L.
det. D. Atha, 2016
United States of America. New York. Bronx Co. New York City, New
York Botanical Garden, west of the Bronx River and south of Waring
Avenue, about 15 meters N of the Bridge Trail. 40.861339, -73.875247
(WGS84, ±25m), 24 m elev. Deciduous forest at top of cliff in gorge of
the Bronx River, with Ulmus americana, Fraxinus americana, Betula
lenta, Aralia elata, Ageratina altissima, Eurybia divaricata.
Tree 9 m tall, the trunk 5 cm diam; bark grey, smooth; lateral branches
slender, horizontal to descending; leaves clustered at the ends of the twigs,
the leaflet color dark green and strongly contrasting with other foliage at
this late stage in the season. This plant spontaneous.
Sample preserved in silica gel at NY.
Daniel A tha 15865	18 Oct 2016
The New York Botanical Garden
02920865