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Zanthoxylum americanum Prickly ash Deciduous shrub (1 Page of 5) The Zanthoxylum americanum plant species is found in Eastern N. America - Quebec to Florida, west to Minnesota and Oklahoma. It is a member of the Rutaceae family. Common gardeners may know the plant as Prickly ash. Some home gardeners know the variety as Z. fraxineum. Cultivation | Propagation | General Uses Medicinal | Edible Uses Latin Name: Zanthoxylum americanum Common Name: Prickly ash Family: Rutaceae Author: Mill. Known Hazards: None known Mature Height: 4 Mature Width: 4 Habitat: Found on upland rocky hillsides and on moist low-lying sites, in open woods, on bluffs or in thickets[229].
General Uses: The fruits have been used by young men as a perfume[257].
Wood - soft. It weighs 35lb per cubic foot[235]. Of little use[229].
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