Fraxinus excelsior

species of tree
Taxon taxon Q156907
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Summary

Fraxinus excelsior is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.61% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,919 views/month, #1,198 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Tree of the year (Germany)[3], Tree of the Year (Austria)[4]
  • Taxon rank: species[5]
  • IUCN conservation status: Near Threatened[6]
  • Parent taxon: Fraxinus[7]
  • Taxon name: Fraxinus excelsior[8]
  • Subclass of: tree[9], deciduous plant[10]
  • Commons category: Fraxinus excelsior[11]
  • Has part(s): ash bark[12]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Fraxinus excelsior[13]
  • Commons gallery: Fraxinus excelsior[14]
  • GRIN URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=282[15]
  • This taxon is source of: ash wood[16], European ash[17], Fraxinus excelsior seed oil[18], Fraxinus excelsior seed[19]
  • Short name: F. excelsior[20]
  • Taxon common name: Gewöhnliche Esche[21], European ash[22], Fraixin[23], Adi göyrüş[24], Ousis[25], Планински ясен[26], Freixe de fulla gran[27], jasan ztepilý[28], Каврăç[29], Almindelig Ask[30], Gemeine Esche[31], Ordinara frakseno[32], Fresno[33], Harilik saar[34]

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Identifiers

Fraxinus excelsior's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 38873[35]. Fraxinus excelsior's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 595387[36]. Fraxinus excelsior's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 3172358[37]. Fraxinus excelsior's ITIS TSN is recorded as 502663[38].

Why It Matters

Fraxinus excelsior has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] It is known by 81 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]

FAQs

What awards did Fraxinus excelsior receive?

Honors received include Tree of the year (Germany)[3] and Tree of the Year (Austria)[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [39] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [40] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 24d ago · Dactylantha · 2026-09-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Nzpcn id → fraxinus-excelsior
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-single-property-update:1||2 */ Nzpcn id, update to ids following formatter url change ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/103607c2e7a|details]])"
  2. 7w ago · Mrwdat3 · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Apni id → 59333, 437210
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Apni id: 437210, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269298|batch #269298]]"
  3. 17w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0371952-jasan-ztepily
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Svkkl authority id: 0371952-jasan-ztepily, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259493|batch #259493]]"
  4. 21w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Nomenclatural type of → Fraxinus
    Instance of → taxon
    Topic's main category → Category:Fraxinus excelsior
    Regional conservation status → Endangered status
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|10 */ Yso id: 20340, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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