Bitter Ash
Picrasma excelsa
- Native to:
- Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, French Guiana, Haiti, Leeward Is., Nicaragua, Puerto Rico, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is.
Little, Elbert L. (Elbert Luther), 1907-2004 Woodbury, Roy O United States. Forest Service United States. Forest Service. Timber Management Research,United States. Soil Conservation Service
Taxonomy
- Division:
- Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
- Family:
- Simaroubaceae
- Genus:
- Picrasma
- Species:
- Picrasma excelsa
- USDA Symbol:
- PIAN2
Growth Characteristics
- Life Cycle:
- Perennial
- Growth Habit:
- Tree
- Height:
- 2500 cm
- Drought Tolerance:
- Medium
- Bloom Months:
- mar,apr,may
- Bloom Colors:
- yellow, green
Garden & Ecology Notes
- Wildlife Value:
- birds
- Deer Resistant:
- Yes