Details for: Ames 29631, Fraxinus americana L., JDC/FA/2008/035/105


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Fraxinus americana L.
Top Name:
JDC/FA/2008/035/105
Origin:
Collected – Missouri, United States
Received by NPGS:
21 Oct 2008
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Form Received:
Seed
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Life Habit:
Tree
Availability
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SEED

Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Fraxinus americana L.
Top Name:
JDC/FA/2008/035/105
Origin:
Collected – Missouri, United States
Received by NPGS:
21 Oct 2008
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Form Received:
Seed
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Life Habit:
Tree
Source History
Collected
08 October 2008.
Missouri, United States
Locality: August A. Busch Memorial Conservation Area, T46N, R3E, Weldon Spring Quad, St. Charles County.
Coordinates: 38.7056, -90.7242 (Map it)
Elevation: 183m.
Georeference protocol: Lat/lon determined by GPS
Number of plants sampled: 16
Associated species: Campsis radicans, Cornus drummondii, Diospyros virginiana, Juglans nigra, Lonicera maackii, Sassafras albidum, and Rhus.

Collector(s):
Donated
21 October 2008.
Iowa, United States

Donor(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
JDC/FA/2008/035/105
Type: Collector identifier
Carstens, Jeffrey D. USDA, ARS, NCRPIS

MPW#602
Type: Collector identifier
Voucher number.
Widrlechner, Mark P. USDA, ARS

Ames 29631
Type: Site identifier
Group: AMES
NC-7 Research Numbers

MW 0708
Type: Exploration identifier
Group: PEO-EXPLORATIONS
Exploration ID links

Narrative
Majority of original specimens were between 6-8 inches d.b.h. This population exhibits extreme variation in seed morphology with two specimens having extremely large seeds.
Fraxinus americana L.
Genus:
Fraxinus
Section:
Melioides
Family:
Oleaceae
Tribe:
Oleeae
Nomen number:

316687
Place of publication:

Sp. pl. 2:1057. 1753
Verified:
03/23/2010 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Autonym(s)
Fraxinus americana L. var. americana

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Fraxinus americana L. var. biltmoreana (Beadle) J. Wright ex Fernald

Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
EnglishAmerican ash  1Little, E. L., Jr. 1978. Important forest trees of the United States
Englishwhite ash  1Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
AfrikaansAmerikaanse esseboom  2Henderson, L. 2001. Alien weeds and invasive plants: a complete guide to declared weeds and invaders in South Africa. Plant Protection Research Institute, Handbook 12
GermanWeiß-Esche  2Erhardt, W. et al. 2000. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 16. Auflage
Swedishvitask  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Annotations
Other Links
Actions
Pathogens
Vouchers
Herbarium specimen
  • Widrlechner, Mark P., USDA, ARS. 29 Jul 2008. Located at MO, NA. Identifier: MPW#602. Inventory sample: Ames 29631. Voucher collection assisted by Jeff Carstens (CNO 115497).
Citations
  • Whittemore, A. T., J. J. N. Campbell, Z.-L. Xia, C. H. Carlson, D. Atha, & R. T. Olsen. 2018. Ploidy variation in Fraxinus L. (Oleaceae) of eastern North America: Genome size diversity and taxonomy in a suddenly endangered genus. Int. J. Pl. Sci. 179(5):377-389. DOI: 10.1086/696688. Number of accessions cited: 14
  • Widrlechner, M. P., J. D. Carstens, & N. R. Johnson. 2008. NCRPIS Collection Trip Report Fraxinus. Technical Report to USDA-ARS Plant Exploration Office, National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland 1-57. Number of accessions cited: 57
Pedigree

Observations

Phenotype Data

CategoryDescriptorDescriptionValueSample SizeStudyInventoryAvailability
COMMENTOmernik Level III EcoregionListing of Omernik Level III Ecoregion where germplasm was obtained.8.3.2 - Interior River Valleys and Hills OMERNIK LEVEL III ECOREGION Not Available
CYTOLOGICPloidy LevelPloidy level determined via flow cytometry through the Woody Landscape Plant Germplasm Repository (Richard Olsen).Diploid - Diploid WOODY-ORNAMENTALS.FRAXINUS.PLOIDY Not Available
CYTOLOGICPloidy LevelPloidy level determined via flow cytometry through the Woody Landscape Plant Germplasm Repository (Richard Olsen).Hexaploid - Hexaploid WOODY-ORNAMENTALS.FRAXINUS.PLOIDY Not Available
MORPHOLOGYSeed LengthLength of seed in milimeters, including samara.37.737820WOODY-ORNAMENTALS.FRAXINUS.SEEDSAmes 29631 08ncao51 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYSeed WidthWidth of seed in milimeters, including samara.5.259220WOODY-ORNAMENTALS.FRAXINUS.SEEDSAmes 29631 08ncao51 SDNot Available
STRESSUSDA Cold Hardiness ZoneUSDA Cold Hardiness Zone from which original, wild collected germplasm was obtained. USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map, 2012. Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture.6a - 6a USDA COLD HARDINESS ZONE Not Available