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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Planera aquatica
FAMILY
Ulmaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Planera aquatica
FAMILY
Ulmaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Planera aquatica
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Planera aquatica
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 056-02-001:
Planera aquatica FAMILY Ulmaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Planera aquatica
COMMON NAME:
Planer-tree, Water-elm
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Manual of the Trees of North America (Exclusive of Mexico) (Sargent, 1905) mtna_i_349
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Bruce A. Sorrie bas_planera_aquatica1
April Crittenden County AR
Leaf distinctly widest below the middle, base assymmetrical, apex acute, per Trees of the Southeastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1988).
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Bruce A. Sorrie bas_planera_aquatica2
April Crittenden County AR
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Bruce A. Sorrie bas_planera_aquatica3
April Crittenden County AR
Usually in areas subject to temporary flooding, swamps, wet banks..., per Trees of the Southeastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1988).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Planera aquatica
FAMILY
Ulmaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Planera aquatica
FAMILY
Ulmaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Planera aquatica
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Planera aquatica
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 056-02-001:
Planera aquatica
FAMILY
Ulmaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Planera aquatica
2577
Tree
Perennial
Monoecious
Habitat: River swamps where flooded (often to depths of 1-2 m) in the winter, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common in Coastal Plain of GA & SC, uncommon in NC
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LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Alternate
Margins serrate to doubly serrate
FLOWER:
Spring
Greenish
4-5 lobed calyx
Petals absent
Superior ovary
Unisexual
FRUIT:
Spring
Nutlet
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast (Foote & Jones, 1989) p056
- Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007) p337
- Trees of the Southeastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1988) p238
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p243
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