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Fraxinus excelsior
Frêne Commun
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Photographer: François Meignant
ID: 0000 0000 1107 0625 (2007-11-15)Copyright © 2007 François Meignant
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INFORMATION PROVIDED WITH THE PHOTO
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date of photo Feb 20, 2006
location
Othe, on the side of the road, close to the river Othain. (Lorraine, France)family
Oleaceae
plant community Forests, River banks.notes Reaches 40m high. Flowering in April-May. Was considered as a sacred tree by ancien Germans and Scandinavians under the name of Yggdrasil. The origin of the name Fraxinus is uncertain. It might come from the ancient Greek 'phraxis', hedge.photo category: Plant - tree
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MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS PLANT
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Frêne Commun, Ash, Gewone Es, Gemeine Esche (photographer)
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