Fraxinus caroliniana Mill. var. oblanceolata (M.A. Curtis) Fernald & B.G. Schub.
Fraxinus pauciflora Nutt.
Fraxinus caroliniana Mill.
Pop ash, Florida ash, swamp ash, Carolina ash, water ash
Pop ash is native to Cuba and portions of the southeastern United States.
Plants: Trees are up to 50′ (15 m) high. Bark is light gray and thin, becoming rough and furrowed later.
Leaves: Compound, opposite leaves are 7–12″ (17–30 cm) long, comprised of odd pinnate leaflets up to 4 ⨉ 2″ (10 ⨉ 5 cm). Each leaflet is elliptical to broadly lanceolate in shape, with smooth wavy edges or coarse teeth. Leaves are dark green and hairless on top and paler green beneath.
Flowers: Clusters of inconspicuous male yellow flowers and green female flowers appear before leaves appear in the spring. Individual flowers are ⅛″ (3.2 mm) in size.
Fruits: 3-winged samaras 1½–2″ (3.8–5 cm) long, with seeds that are sometimes bright purple.
Habitats: Swamps, flatwoods, bottomlands, and riverbanks.
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Fraxinus caroliniana Mill. var. cubensis (Griseb.) Lingelsh.
Fraxinus caroliniana Mill. var. oblanceolata (M.A. Curtis) Fernald & B.G. Schub.
Fraxinus pauciflora Nutt.
Fraxinus caroliniana Mill. var. oblanceolata (M.A. Curtis) Fernald & B.G. Schub.
Fraxinus pauciflora Nutt.
4/11/2015 · Kirby Storter Park Boardwalk, Everglades National Park, Florida · ≈ 9 × 6″ (23 × 16 cm) 
4/11/2015 · Kirby Storter Park Boardwalk, Everglades National Park, Florida · ≈ 15 × 10″ (37 × 25 cm) 
4/11/2015 · Big Cypress Bend, Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park, Florida · ≈ 2½ × 1½′ (79 × 53 cm) 
4/15/2015 · Kirby S. Storter Park, Florida 
4/11/2015 · Kirby Storter Park Boardwalk, Everglades National Park, Florida · ≈ 15 × 10″ (37 × 25 cm) 
4/11/2015 · Kirby Storter Park Boardwalk, Everglades National Park, Florida 
4/11/2015 · Big Cypress Bend, Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park, Florida 
4/11/2015 · Kirby Storter Park Boardwalk, Everglades National Park, Florida · ≈ 15 × 10″ (37 × 25 cm) 
4/11/2015 · Kirby Storter Park Boardwalk, Everglades National Park, Florida · ≈ 7 × 6″ (18 × 14 cm) 
4/11/2015 · Kirby Storter Park Boardwalk, Everglades National Park, Florida · ≈ 11 × 7″ (28 × 18 cm) 
This relatively young tree has not yet developed the distinctive bark pattern of its older counterparts. · 4/11/2015 · Big Cypress Bend, Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park, Florida 
4/11/2015 · H. P. Williams Roadside Park, Everglades National Park, Florida · ≈ 1½ × 1′ (47 × 39 cm) 
4/15/2015 · Kirby S. Storter Park, Florida · ≈ 4 × 6″ (10 × 15 cm) 
| Kingdom | Plantae | Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae (from Stearn's Botanical Latin) |
| Subkingdom | Tracheobionta | Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients |
| Division | Magnoliophyta | Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms |
| Class | Magnoliopsida | Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves |
| Subclass | Asteridae | A large class that encompasses asters |
| Order | Lamiales | Aromatic herbs and shrubs, including lavender, lilac, olive, jasmine, ash, teak, snapdragon, sesame, psyllium, garden sage, mint, basil, and rosemary |
| Family | Oleaceae | Temperate climate shrubs, trees and a few vines, include forsythia, ash, jasmine, privet, olive, lilac, and many others |
| Genus | Fraxinus | The classical Latin name for ash |
| Species | caroliniana | Of or from Carolina |
Fraxinus caroliniana description by Thomas H. Kent, not updated.
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