Native to Arizona, California, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, Utah; introduced into Argentina Northeast (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 1 country.
Location
United States, Arizona, Coconino (Sedona)
34.880278, -111.748333
Location Remarks
Highway 89A, Oak Creek Canyon. Vicinity of Midgley Bridge.
Collectors
No collectors specified
Location
United States, Arizona, Pima (Vail)
32.076361, -110.647778
Location Remarks
East Old Spanish Trail highway c. 10.6 km E of junction with South Old Spanish Trail highway (E of Tucson). Acacia-Larrea woodland with Yucca schidigera, Opuntia, Carnegiea. 1031 m elev.
Collectors
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Lamiales
Family
Oleaceae
Genus
Fraxinus
Specific Epithet
velutina
Authorship
Torr.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 4.9
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.2
Global rank
#214,596 of 335,497
Top 64%
Extinction probability
5%