Prickly Ash
Scientific Name:Zanthoxylum americanum
Common Name Synonyms: Toothache Tree


NOTES: Small tree or large shrub with short, paired thorns, not related to ash trees. Twigs and bark contain salicylic acid, relieving toothache pain when chewed, giving the name "Toothache Tree."

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Prickly Ash
Genus species: Zanthoxylum americanum
Common Names: Prickly Ash
Toothache Tree
Family Name: Rutaceae  
Shrubs or small trees, often with citruslike oder; leaves alternate, compound, the leaflets with glandular dots; flowers unisexual or bisexual, regular, in axillary clusters or terminal cymes; fruit types vary.
Seed Type: Angiosperm
Origin:  
Native: native to North America.
Non-native: not native to North America.
Introduced Native: native to North
America, but not Rowe Woods.
* Definitions based on the USDA
terminology
Native
Category:Shrub
Flower Color:Green/Brown
Yellow
Orange
CNC Habitat: Krippendorf Arboretum
Backyard Habitat
Polinator Garden
Identified by:M. Becus
Months in Bloom:  
The highlighted month(s) in this chart indicate when the plant has been observed blooming.
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