Common name:
Ash
Family:
Scientific name:
Fraxinus excelsior
Main flower color:
Range:
All of the British Isles; least common in far north Scotland
Height:
Up to 30 m
Habitat:
Woodland, hedges; most common on alkaline soils
Flowers:
Male flowers, tightly clustered, consist only of stamens; these have greenish-yellow filaments and purple anthers, maturing to brown. Female flowers are only pistils, pinkish, topped by darker stigmas. Flowers may be staminate, pistillate or perfect, on the same tree, though plants are usually dioecious
Fruit:
Clustered, pendent, green, winged pods
Leaves:
Up to 30 cm long; pinnately divided into 3 to 6 pairs of lateral leaflets and a terminal leaflet. Leaflets are hairless, ovate, prominently-veined, lined by small teeth
Season:
March to May
Rarity:
★★★★★
