OF THE CAROLINAS & GEORGIA

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   Go to FSUS key



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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image of Tilia americana var. caroliniana, Carolina Basswood, Southern Basswood

Manual of the Trees of North America (Exclusive of Mexico) (Sargent, 1905)    mtna_i_768b

        

image of Tilia americana var. caroliniana, Carolina Basswood, Southern Basswood

Manual of the Trees of North America (Exclusive of Mexico) (Sargent, 1905)    mtna_i_770

        

image of Tilia americana var. caroliniana, Carolina Basswood, Southern Basswood

Manual of the Trees of North America (Exclusive of Mexico) (Sargent, 1905)    mtna_i_772b

        

image of Tilia americana var. caroliniana, Carolina Basswood, Southern Basswood

Manual of the Trees of North America (Exclusive of Mexico) (Sargent, 1905)    mtna_i_780

        

image of Tilia americana var. caroliniana, Carolina Basswood, Southern Basswood

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

 

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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

 

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