Fragrant Ash (Fraxinus cuspidata)

Fragrant Ash, a reference photo — Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)

Fraxinus cuspidata, the fragrant ash, is a tree native to northern Mexico and the southwestern United States. It has been reported from Nuevo León, Coahuila, Chihuahua, Tamaulipas, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and Nevada.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Fragrant Ash being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Fraxinus velutina
Fraxinus dipetala
Fraxinus bungeana
Fraxinus sogdiana
Fraxinus ornus

Classification

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Lamiales
Family: Oleaceae
Genus: Fraxinus
Species: Fraxinus cuspidata

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