American Prickly-Ash vs Yellow Prickle

Zanthoxylum americanum compared with Zanthoxylum martinicense

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Prickly-Ash	Yellow Prickle
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family same	Rutaceae	Rutaceae
Genus same	Zanthoxylum	Zanthoxylum
Species	Zanthoxylum americanum	Zanthoxylum martinicense

Evolutionary Relationship

American Prickly-Ash and Yellow Prickle share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Zanthoxylum.

Conservation Status

American Prickly-Ash

LC — Least Concern

Yellow Prickle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Prickly-Ash	Yellow Prickle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

American Prickly-Ash

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Yellow Prickle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba.

American Prickly-Ash

The American Prickly-Ash (Zanthoxylum americanum) is a species in the genus Zanthoxylum. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.