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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Ulmus crassifolia
FAMILY
Ulmaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ulmus crassifolia
FAMILY
Ulmaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Ulmus crassifolia
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Ulmus crassifolia
COMMON NAME:
Cedar Elm
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Manual of the Trees of North America (Exclusive of Mexico) (Sargent, 1905) mtna_i_347
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide pnd_ulcr_003_lvd
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Ron Lance rwl_ulmuscrasslf1
October
Samara elliptical, flattened, 1/2" long, pubescent & ciliate w white hairs, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007).
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Ron Lance rwl2194_a
October
Leaves less than 2.5" long: tip blunt, base unequal, margin doubly serrate, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Ulmus crassifolia
FAMILY
Ulmaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ulmus crassifolia
FAMILY
Ulmaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Ulmus crassifolia
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Ulmus crassifolia
2194
Tree
Perennial
Habitat: Bottomland forests, hardwood flatwoods, prairies with tight soils; rarely river bluffs and ravines, per Weakley's Flora
Native: south & west of the Carolinas & Georgia
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LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Greenish
4-8 lobed calyx
Petals absent
Superior ovary
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Samara
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Identifying Trees: An All-Season Guide to Eastern North America (Williams, 2007) p190
- Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007) p342
- Trees of the Southeastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1988) p238
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p357
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