Latin name: Fraxinus cuspidata

Common name: Fragrant ash

Abbr: Fcu

Taxonomy: Oleaceae/Oleeae/ Fraxinus

References : NCBI:txid56042

Chromosome number: 2n=2X=46

Genome size: 2028.60mb

Introduction: Shrub or small tree to 6(–12) m, 0.2–0.3 m dbh. Branchlets slender and glabrous; buds dark reddish brown. Leaves deciduous, imparipinnate, 18 cm long; leaflets three to nine, ovate to oblanceolate or lanceolate, 3.5–7 cm long, thin and shiny, margins entire to coarsely toothed, apex long-acuminate to cuspidate. Inflorescences paniculate, terminal or axillary on current growth, 7.5–10 cm long. Flowers opening in spring as leaves unfurl; flowers conspicuous; white and fragrant with large petals. Fruit a samara, oblong-obovate to lanceolate.

Distribution: MEXICO: north; USA: northern Arizona to western Texas. /p>

Information sources: Trees and Shrubs Online