Species Cards
Ash
Fraxinus excelsior
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Group: |
© William Milliken Ash (Fraxinus excelsior) |
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Food chain : |
Producer |
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What it eats : |
Makes its own food from carbon dioxide and water, using sunlight energy. |
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Eaten by: |
Aphids, caterpillars and mites. Seeds eaten by wood mice and voles. |
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Habitat: |
WoodlandWoodland |
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Description: |
The leaves of this large tree are divided into 9 to 13 leaflets along a central leaf stalk. The wind-pollinated flowers appear before the leaves and are just purplish clusters of stigmas or stamens, no petals. The seeds are called 'keys'. Each has a twisted 'propellor' wing that helps it disperse away from the parent tree. |
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