梣树

By Ouyang Yu


从你这张照片看——

  • 成串下垂的翅果（像一串小扁舟）

  • 叶子狭长、披针形

  • 果实一簇一簇挂在枝头

这非常典型，是 梣树（Ash tree，Fraxinus 属）。

在墨尔本最常见的很可能是：

  • 常绿梣（Evergreen Ash）

  • 或 红叶梣（Claret Ash）

它们的共同特征就是秋季或夏末挂满这种“钥匙状”的翅果（英文叫 samaras）。

下面给你一个对比图参考一下果实形态：

如果你愿意，我可以教你一个快速确认方法：

  1. 看叶子是不是对生排列（两片叶子一对对长出来）

  2. 果实是不是单片带翅的小扁片，而不是圆果

  3. 秋天会不会大量掉“钥匙”

如果这三点都符合，基本就是梣树无误。

在墨尔本很多街道、公园都种这种树，因为长得快、遮阴好。


 

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