Fraxinus caroliniana P. Miller
Detail
- Family
- Oleaceae
- Botanical Name
- Fraxinus caroliniana P. Miller
- Common Name
- Carolina Ash, Water Ash, Pop Ash
- Synonym(s)
- Flora of Virginia Name/Status
- Fraxinus caroliniana P. Mill.
- Comments
- The introduced, Asiatic pathogen Emerald Ash Borer (Agrilus planipennis) is currently causing extensive mortality in ash populations (including those of Carolina ash) in most parts of Virginia.
- Habitat
- Alluvial and tidal swamps, especially common beneath Taxodium distichum and Nyssa spp. in large-river backswamps; tolerant of deep seasonal flooding. Common in the s. Coastal Plain; infrequent in the c. Coastal Plain (north to Accomack and King and Queen counties); rare in the se. Piedmont.
- Native Status
- Native
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