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Fraxinus ornus

Virginia Lake, Whanganui. Dec 2007.<br>Photographer: Colin C. Ogle, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0'>CC BY-NC</a>.

Suckering plants. Virginia Lake, Whanganui. May 2011.<br>Photographer: Colin C. Ogle, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0'>CC BY-NC</a>. <a class='member-message' href='/nzpcn/why-join-nzpcn/' target='_blank'>Members can view a larger version of this image.</a>

Autumn foliage. Virginia Lake, Whanganui. May 2011.<br>Photographer: Colin C. Ogle, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0'>CC BY-NC</a>. <a class='member-message' href='/nzpcn/why-join-nzpcn/' target='_blank'>Members can view a larger version of this image.</a>

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Common names

manna ash

Biostatus

Exotic

Conservation status

Not applicable

Category

Vascular

Structural class

Trees & Shrubs - Dicotyledons

Detailed taxonomy

Genus

Family

Authority

Fraxinus ornus L.

Endemic family

No

Ecology

Year naturalised

1989

Origin

S. Europe, Asia Minor

Other information

Etymology

fraxinus: From the Latin name for ash, possibly derived from the Greek phrasso ‘to fence’, the timber being very useful for fence making.