<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">Fraxinus americana</topic></authority><related type="other"><topic>Fraxinus pennsylvanica</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>white ash</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>Fraxinus</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>American ash</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>American white ash</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>Canadian ash</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>Weiss-Esche</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>white ash</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ One of 18 species of ash found in North America, found in mesophytic hardwood forests from Nova Scotia west to Minnesota, south to northern Florida, and southwest to eastern Texas. It is similar in appearance to the green ash and there is some overlap in habitat distribution between the two. ]]></note></mads>