Oleaceae
California ash
Fraxinus dipetala
- Family
- Oleaceae
- Genus
- Fraxinus
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- California ash, Two-petal ash
Synonyms
- Chionanthus fraxinifolius Kellogg
- Fraxinus ciliata Dippel
- Fraxinus dipetala subsp. trifoliolata (Torr.) A.E.Murray
- Fraxinus dipetala var. brachyptera A.Gray
- Fraxinus dipetala var. trifoliolata Torr.
- Fraxinus jonesii Lingelsh.
- Fraxinus parryi Moran
- Fraxinus schiedei Dippel
- Fraxinus trifoliolata (Torr.) F.H.Lewis & Epling
- Ornus dipetala (Hook. & Arn.) Nutt.
- Ornus quadrialata Jacques
- Petlomelia dipetala (Hook. & Arn.) Nieuwl.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Eric in SF, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Scott Zona, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.