Common Name: BLACK ASH
Coefficient of Conservatism: 6
Coefficient of Wetness: -3
Wetness Index: FACW
Physiognomy: Nt Tree
Usually on mucky or peaty soils in swamps, such as river floodplains; sometimes a dominant tree, or merely scattered (as often in cedar swamps).
There is a patch of dense pubescence at the base of each leaflet. The terminal bud is ± prolonged, usually a bit longer than broad, whereas in our other species, except for F. pennsylvanica, the terminal bud is at least as broad as long.
R. Schipper
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| Alcona |
| Alger |
| Allegan |
| Alpena |
| Antrim |
| Baraga |
| Barry |
| Benzie |
| Berrien |
| Calhoun |
| Cass |
| Charlevoix |
| Cheboygan |
| Chippewa |
| Clare |
| Clinton |
| Delta |
| Dickinson |
| Emmet |
| Gogebic |
| Grand Traverse |
| Gratiot |
| Hillsdale |
| Houghton |
| Huron |
| Ingham |
| Iosco |
| Isabella |
| Jackson |
| Kalamazoo |
| Kalkaska |
| Kent |
| Keweenaw |
| Lake |
| Leelanau |
| Lenawee |
| Livingston |
| Mackinac |
| Macomb |
| Manistee |
| Marquette |
| Mason |
| Midland |
| Monroe |
| Montcalm |
| Newaygo |
| Oakland |
| Ontonagon |
| Osceola |
| Ottawa |
| St. Clair |
| Van Buren |
| Washtenaw |
| Wayne |
Citation:
MICHIGAN FLORA ONLINE. A. A. Reznicek, E. G. Voss, & B. S. Walters. February 2011. University of Michigan. Web. March, 28, 2025
https://lsa-miflora-p.lsait.lsa.umich.edu/#/record/1733