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Rutaceae

White pricklyash

Zanthoxylum martinicense (Lam.) DC.

Family
Rutaceae
Genus
Zanthoxylum

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White pricklyash: White pricklyash ( Zanthoxylum martinicense ) in the Dominican Republic
Photo: Victoria Prosdocimo, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English
White pricklyash, White prickly ash, Martinique prickly ash

Synonyms

  • Fagara martinicensis Lam.

Characteristics

Growth habit
Tree
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Navassa Island: native, Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native

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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.