Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Malvids: Malvales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Tilia americana var. caroliniana
FAMILY
Malvaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Tilia americana var. caroliniana
FAMILY
Tiliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Tilia americana var. caroliniana
INCLUDED WITHIN Flora of North America
Tilia americana
INCLUDING Lime-trees and basswoods: a biological monograph of the genus Tilia (Pigott, 2012)
Tilia caroliniana ssp. caroliniana
INCLUDING Lime-trees and basswoods: a biological monograph of the genus Tilia (Pigott, 2012)
Tilia caroliniana ssp. floridana
INCLUDING VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 121-01-003:
Tilia caroliniana FAMILY Tiliaceae
INCLUDING Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968)
Tilia floridana
INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Tilia caroliniana
INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Tilia floridana
INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Tilia georgiana
INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Tilia littoralis
COMMON NAME:
Carolina Basswood, Southern Basswood
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Manual of the Trees of North America (Exclusive of Mexico) (Sargent, 1905) mtna_i_768b
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Manual of the Trees of North America (Exclusive of Mexico) (Sargent, 1905) mtna_i_770
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Manual of the Trees of North America (Exclusive of Mexico) (Sargent, 1905) mtna_i_780
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Bruce A. Sorrie bas_tamericana_floridana2
May
Leaf dull brownish-green below, surface scattered w tufts of stellate hairs, per Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Tilia americana var. caroliniana
FAMILY
Malvaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Tilia americana var. caroliniana
FAMILY
Tiliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Tilia americana var. caroliniana
INCLUDED WITHIN
Flora of North America
Tilia americana
INCLUDING
Lime-trees and basswoods: a biological monograph of the genus Tilia (Pigott, 2012)
Tilia caroliniana ssp. caroliniana
INCLUDING
Lime-trees and basswoods: a biological monograph of the genus Tilia (Pigott, 2012)
Tilia caroliniana ssp. floridana
INCLUDING
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 121-01-003:
Tilia caroliniana
FAMILY
Tiliaceae
INCLUDING
Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968)
Tilia floridana
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Tilia caroliniana
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Tilia floridana
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Tilia georgiana
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Tilia littoralis
2204
Tree
Perennial
Habitat: Mesic forests, in the outer Coastal Plain usually associated with shell deposits, Indian shell middens, or underlying coquina limestone ("marl"), per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common in Coastal Plain, uncommon in Piedmont (& NC Coastal Plain), rare in Mountains
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LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Yellow/Cream
5 sepals
5 petals
Numerous stamens
Superior ovary
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Summer
Brown
Nut-like
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p129
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p350
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