RUTACEAE

Ptelea trifoliata

Common Name:  Wafer Ash, Skunk Bush

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leaves--what is the leaf complexity of these leaves? more leaves--what kind of leaf arrangement is seen here?

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young leaves--how could you tell these leaves apart from poison ivy leaves? male flowers

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female flowers immature fruits (samaras)

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mature fruits in Summer mature fruits again, with the wings backlit by the sun--these are the "wafers" in "wafer ash"

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