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Oleaceae  ¦  Fraxinus  ¦  Fraxinus velutina  ¦  11958

Label

Accession No. 11958 
Family Oleaceae 
Species Fraxinus velutina Torr.
Common name "velvet ash"
Collector Information C. Jones  (17)  28 September 2006
Geography United States,  Utah, Washington County
Lat./Long. 37°  15' 34" N, 113°  22 ' 6" W at 3859 feet (1176 m)
Locality Leeds Creek, Oak Grove Road, NW of Leeds. 
Ecology riparian community. 
Climate NCDC temperatures, daily high (red), daily average (green) and daily low (blue), from 1970 to 2000 at this location.   NCDC average monthly precipitation from 1970 to 2000 at this location.

Taxonomy


Synonyms recognized by ITIS (bold taxon is currently accepted):

     Fraxinus velutina Torr.
     Fraxinus pennsylvanica ssp. velutina (Torr.) G.N. Mill.
     Fraxinus velutina var. coriacea (S. Wats.) Rehd.
     Fraxinus velutina var. glabra Rehd.
     Fraxinus velutina var. toumeyi (Britt.) Rehd.

Common Name(s): velvet ash.

Taxonomic Hierarchy: (ITIS TSN=32936, click for more information and references)

        Kingdom: Plantae
            Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
                Division: Magnoliophyta
                    Class: Magnoliopsida
                        Subclass: Asteridae
                            Order: Scrophulariales
                                Family: Oleaceae
                                    Genus: Fraxinus
                                        Species: Fraxinus velutina
                                                                                            

Images

Available images of this specimen (click to view):
specimen image: 11958s1.jpg

Images of other samples of the same species:
specimen image: 05724s1.jpg 
05724
 specimen image: 08911s1.jpg 
08911
 specimen image: 13271s1.jpg 
13271

Nearby Accessions


Other accessions in the database collected near this one:

Accession Name Dist., dir.
14829 Ailanthus altissima     1.1 mi. SW
03019 Astragalus ampullarioides     2.1 mi. SE
11959 Cercis occidentalis  var. orbiculata  same section
14232 Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus  var. viscidiflorus  832 ft. E
14225 Encelia virginensis     same section
14224 Ephedra nevadensis     same section
14236 Ephedra nevadensis     832 ft. E
14223 Ericameria nauseosa     same section
14234 Eriogonum fasciculatum  var. polifolium  832 ft. E
14228 Fraxinus velutina     360 ft. NE
14233 Larrea tridentata     832 ft. E
13111 Lomatium parryi      "Parry's desert parsley" 1 mi. NE
13101 Lomatium parryi      "Parry's desert parsley" 1 mi. NE
05280 Petalonyx parryi      "Parry's sandpaper plant" same section
14582 Pinus monophylla     1885 ft. N
14828 Pistacia atlantica     same section
14227 Populus fremontii     360 ft. NE
14222 Prunus fasciculata     same section
14231 Psorothamnus fremontii     832 ft. E
14229 Salix gooddingii     360 ft. NE
05282 Sapindus saponaria      "wingleaf soapberry" 1.7 mi. S
02968 Sapindus saponaria      "wingleaf soapberry" 1.7 mi. S
14230 Vitis arizonica     360 ft. NE
11957 Vitis arizonica      "canyon grape" 2.1 mi. NE

Locale


Nearby locations from the USGS Geographic Name Information System (GNIS) database:

Name County Dist., dir. Elevation (ft.) 7.5' Quad Name
Silver Reef (Populated Place) Washington County, UT 2443 ft. S 3803  Pintura 
Italian Wash (Valley) Washington County, UT 0.9 mi. N   Pintura 
Tecumseh Hill (Summit) Washington County, UT 0.9 mi. S 3737  Hurricane 
Buckeye Reef (Ridge) Washington County, UT 1 mi. S 3803  Hurricane 
Milltown (historical) (Locale) Washington County, UT 0.9 mi. SW 3671  Signal Peak 
Big Hill (Summit) Washington County, UT 1.1 mi. S 3642  Hurricane 
Doyle Shaft (Mine) Washington County, UT 1.1 mi. SE 3629  Hurricane 
Kimball Motel and RV Park (Park) Washington County, UT 1.4 mi. S 3534  Hurricane 
Leeds Cemetery (Cemetery) Washington County, UT 1.5 mi. S 3416  Hurricane 
Leeds (Populated Place) Washington County, UT 1.5 mi. S 3491  Hurricane 
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Church) Washington County, UT 1.6 mi. S 3465  Hurricane 
White Reef (Ridge) Washington County, UT 1.7 mi. S 3566  Harrisburg Junction 
Cobb Mine (Mine) Washington County, UT 1.7 mi. SW 3645  Harrisburg Junction 
Leeds Ditch (Canal) Washington County, UT 1.7 mi. S 3501  Hurricane 
Sandy Flat (Flat) Washington County, UT 1.6 mi. E 3760  Pintura 
Jones Hollow (Valley) Washington County, UT 2.1 mi. NW   Signal Peak 
Leeds Reef (Ridge) Washington County, UT 2.4 mi. S 3356  Harrisburg Junction 
Italian Spring (Spring) Washington County, UT 2.5 mi. N 4564  Signal Peak 
Blue Spring (Spring) Washington County, UT 2.6 mi. NE 4580  Pintura 
Vanderbilt Mine (Mine) Washington County, UT 2.5 mi. SE 3514  Hurricane 

Links

Taxon Links for species Fraxinus velutina  Torr.

CalPhotos, Berkeley Digital Library Project

CNPS Manual of California Vegetation Database

USDA Plants database
University of Washington Herbarium: Plants of Washington (images)

Texas A&M University: Image Library (images)

Lady Bird Johnson's Wildflower Center

Google Images

External link to this species in the UVU Herbarium:
http://herbarium.UVU.edu/virtual/search.asp?taxon=Fraxinus+velutina

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