Fraxinus ornus L.

Spice In the field

Family: OLEACEAE

Genus: Fraxinus

Catalan common name: Fleix valencià. Freixe de flor.

Spanish common name: Fresno de flor.

Province distribution: Alacant. Barcelona. Castelló. Girona. Lleida. Tarragona. València.

General distribution (Phytogeography): Mediterranean

Uses and properties: Medicinal.

Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Life-forms: Macrophanerophyte.

Habitats: River forests. Rock crevices and cliff faces. Garden plants. Non-saline wetlands (intermittent watercourses, streams, artesian wells, ditches). Quercus coccifera and Chamaerops humilis litoral maquis. Rock outcrops.