Zanthoxylum americanum
American Prickly Ash, Common Prickly Ash
Other regional names: Common Pricklyash +4 more
- Common Pricklyash
- Common Pricky Ash
- Northern Prickly Ash
- Prickly Ash
- Toothachetree
Also known as: Thylax fraxineum (Willd.) Raf. +9 more
- Thylax fraxineum (Willd.) Raf.
- Zanthoxylum americanum f. americanum
- Zanthoxylum americanum f. armatius F.C.Gates
- Zanthoxylum americanum f. impuniens Fassett
- Zanthoxylum cauliflorum Steud.
- Zanthoxylum clava-herculis Lam.
- Zanthoxylum clava-herculis var. americanum Du Roi
- Zanthoxylum fraxineum Willd.
- Zanthoxylum mite Willd.
- Zanthoxylum ramiflorum Michx.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Rutaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a shrub or tree.
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Indigenous to North America, Zanthoxylum americanum (commonly known as American prickly-ash or Common Prickly Ash) is a shrub or tree belonging to the Rutaceae family. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in temperate conditions.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Tree
Plant Type
Shrub
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Eastern Canada, Mexico, North-Central U.S.A., Northeastern U.S.A., Southeastern U.S.A.
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mexico Northeast, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Québec, Rhode I., South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin