Details for: Ames 35907, Fraxinus velutina Torr., Oak Creek Canyon


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Fraxinus velutina Torr.
Top Name:
Oak Creek Canyon
Origin:
Collected – Arizona, United States
Received by NPGS:
12 Sep 2022
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Reproductive Uniformity:

Population
Form Received:
Seed
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Life Habit:
Tree
Availability
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Seed100 countAmes 35907 22ncao01 SD
 
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Fraxinus velutina Torr.
Top Name:
Oak Creek Canyon
Origin:
Collected – Arizona, United States
Received by NPGS:
12 Sep 2022
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Reproductive Uniformity:

Population
Form Received:
Seed
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Life Habit:
Tree
Source History
Collected
02 September 2022.
Coconino County, Arizona, United States
Locality: Oak Creek Canyon, approximately five miles north-northeast of Sedona in the Coconino National Forest. T18N R6E NE 1/4 NW 1/4 Sec. 21 .
Coordinates: 34.9360, -111.7444 (Map it)
Elevation: 1464m.
Georeference protocol: Lat/lon determined by GPS
Habitat: Wild Habitat
Environment description: Floodplain and riverbanks, growing in gravely soil.
Number of plants sampled: 3
Associated species: Acer negundo (common), Alnus oblongifolia, Fraxinus anomala (one plant), Juniperus deppeana, Pinus ponderosa, Platanus wrightii (dominant), Ptelea trifoliata, Quercus sp., Rhus glabra, Rubus armeniacus (understory dominant), Salix gooddingii and Toxicodendron rydbergii.
Slope: 0
Comment: Fairly common in localized pockets along the banks of Oak Creek. Seed was quite green at the time of collection on most specimens with peak ripening likely three weeks off.
Collector(s):
Donated
12 September 2022.
Story County, Iowa, United States

Donor(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
Oak Creek Canyon
Type: Local name

AS/FV/2022/052/183
Type: Collector identifier
Sherwood, Andrew P. USDA ARS NCRPIS

Ames 35907
Type: Site identifier
Group: AMES
NC-7 Research Numbers

AS0922
Type: Exploration identifier
Group: PEO-EXPLORATIONS
Exploration ID links
Sherwood, Andrew P. USDA ARS NCRPIS

Narrative
Most of the velvet ash in this population are small trees (10-25 feet in height and approximately 5 inches DBH). Variation was noted for leaflet pubescence but with the petioles of all trees in the population being pubescent.
Fraxinus velutina Torr.
Genus:
Fraxinus
Section:
Melioides
Family:
Oleaceae
Tribe:
Oleeae
Nomen number:

319
Place of publication:

W. H. Emory, Not. milit. reconn. 149. 1848
Verified:
03/23/2010 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Homotypic Synonym(s)
Fraxinus pennsylvanica Marshall subsp. velutina (Torr.) G. N. Mill.

Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
EnglishArizon ash  1Cronquist, A. et al. 1972-. Intermountain flora.
Englishdesert ash  1Nesom, G. L. 2010. Taxonomic notes on Fraxinus berlandieriana and F. velutina (Oleaceae). Phytoneuron 2010-34:1-8.
Englishvelvet ash  1Little, E. L., Jr. 1979. Checklist of United States trees, Agric. Handb. 541
GermanArizona-Esche  2Erhardt, W. et al. 2000. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 16. Auflage
Spanishfresno  2Nesom, G. L. 2010. Taxonomic notes on Fraxinus berlandieriana and F. velutina (Oleaceae). Phytoneuron 2010-34:1-8.
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Herbarium specimen
  • Sherwood, Andrew P., USDA ARS NCRPIS. 02 Sep 2022. Located at ASU - Arizona State University Herbarium, Tempe, AZ. Identifier: AS/FV/2022/052/183. Inventory sample: Ames 35907 22ncao02. Voucher for original seed collection. .
  • Sherwood, Andrew P., USDA ARS NCRPIS. 02 Sep 2022. Located at NA - United States National Arboretum, USDA/ARS. Identifier: AS/FV/2022/052/183. Inventory sample: Ames 35907 22ncao02. Voucher for original seed collection. .
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Observations

Phenotype Data

CategoryDescriptorDescriptionValueSample SizeStudyInventoryAvailability
COMMENTOmernik Level III EcoregionListing of Omernik Level III Ecoregion where germplasm was obtained.13.1.1 - Arizona/New Mexico Mountains OMERNIK LEVEL III ECOREGION Not Available
MORPHOLOGYSeed LengthLength of seed in milimeters, including samara.19.101420WOODY-ORNAMENTALS.FRAXINUS.SEEDSAmes 35907 22ncao01 SD
MORPHOLOGYSeed LengthLength of seed in milimeters, including samara.26.01320WOODY-ORNAMENTALS.FRAXINUS.SEEDSAmes 35907 22ncao02 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYSeed WidthWidth of seed in milimeters, including samara.2.5519520WOODY-ORNAMENTALS.FRAXINUS.SEEDSAmes 35907 22ncao01 SD
MORPHOLOGYSeed WidthWidth of seed in milimeters, including samara.2.8732520WOODY-ORNAMENTALS.FRAXINUS.SEEDSAmes 35907 22ncao02 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.8a - 8a USDA COLD HARDINESS ZONE Not Available