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Zanthoxylum fagara

lime prickly ash

Other common names
wild lime
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Botanical details
Family
Rutaceae
Native to GB / Ireland
No
Genus

Zanthoxylum

Genus description

Zanthoxylum are broadly rounded to upright, spiny, deciduous or evergreen trees and shrubs. They have aromatic bark and leaves. Sprays of small green or yellow-green flowers appear in spring or summer, followed by small fruits that split to reveal seeds attached by short threads

Name status

Correct

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