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Fraxinus anomala is a species of ash tree known by the common name single-leaf ash. It is native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico, where it grows in a number of habitats including desert scrub and chaparral. This is a deciduous shrub or small tree approaching maximum heights of five to six meters. The leaf may be simple or it may be compound, composed of up to five leaflets which look like individual leaves. Each leaflet is oval-shaped to round and may have teeth along the edges. The nondescript brownish flowers lack petals. The fruit is a flat samara up to two centimeters long and one wide, green when young and tan to brown when mature. The samaras hang in bunches.
Tree
10 - 20 ft Tall
Upright
Moderate
Winter Deciduous
Yellow, Green, Brown
Spring
Full Sun, Partial Shade
Prefers sandy or loamy soils. Does not grow well in clay soils.
1, 2*, 3*, 7*, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 18*, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23
Washes, rocky slopes,
Pinyon-Juniper Woodland
Butterflies and moths supported
0 confirmed and 7 likely
Spotted Tussock Moth
Lophocampa maculata
Mourning Cloak
Nymphalis antiopa
Two-Tailed Swallowtail
Papilio multicaudata
Western Tiger Swallowtail
Papilio rutulus