Fraxinus excelsior; Gemeine Esche; Fraxinus excelsior (alte Namen) -- Familie 謑baumgew鋍hse (Oleaceae); Gew鰄nliche Esche; Fraxinus excelsior L.; gew鰄nliche Esche; other Syn.; Fraxinus excelsior f. aurea (Pers.) Schelle; Fraxinus excelsior var. aurea Pers.; Fraxinus excelsior f. aureopendula Rehder; Fraxinus excelsior f. diversifolia (Aiton) Lingelsh.; Fraxinus excelsior var. diversifolia Aiton; Fraxinus excelsior f. pendula (Aiton) Schelle; Fraxinus excelsior var. pendula Aiton; Die Eschen; Fraxinus; sind eine Pflanzengattung in der Familie der 謑baumgew鋍hse; Oleaceae.; Fraxinus excelsior - old Names; Family Oleaceae; Fraxinus excelsior L.; 1. also ash; black ash; European ash; 1. Fraxinus excelsior; known as the ash; or European ash or common ash to distinguish it from other types of ash -; is a species of Fraxinus native to most of Europe with the exception of northern Scandinavia and southern Iberia; and also southwestern Asia from northern Turkey east to the Caucasus and Alborz mountains.; other Syn.; Fraxinus excelsior f. aurea (Pers.) Schelle; Fraxinus excelsior var. aurea Pers.; Fraxinus excelsior f. aureopendula Rehder; Fraxinus excelsior f. diversifolia (Aiton) Lingelsh.; Fraxinus excelsior var. diversifolia Aiton; Fraxinus excelsior f. pendula (Aiton) Schelle; Fraxinus excelsior var. pendula Aiton; Fraxinus; genus of flowering plants in the olive and lilac family; Oleaceae. It contains 45-65 species of usually medium to large trees; mostly deciduous though a few subtropical species are evergreen. The trees common English name is ash.