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Slippery Elm,
Ulmus rubra
Fruit a flat, nearly round samara, its tip slightly notched & wing hairless, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007).
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American Elm,
Ulmus americana var. americana
Samara elliptical, flattened, notched at the tip, densely ciliate, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007).
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Cedar Elm,
Ulmus crassifolia
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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September Elm,
Ulmus serotina
Fruit an elliptical, flattened samara, 3/8-1/2" long, ciliate w white hairs, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007).
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Siberian Elm,
Ulmus pumila
Samaras with glabrous margins (not ciliate), per Weakley's Flora (2012).
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Ailanthus,
Ailanthus altissima
Fruit a schizocarp w 2-5 samaroid [samara-like] mericarps each w a single seed, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Eastern Box Elder,
Acer negundo var. negundo
Samara wing 2-3cm long, body 1.5-2cm long, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Eastern Box Elder,
Acer negundo var. negundo
Fruit is paired samaras, borne in drooping clusters, per Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge (Lance).
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Striped Maple,
Acer pensylvanicum
The familiar double samara is 3/4" long, with thin, widely divergent wings, per The Native Maples of Georgia (Ware, 2003).
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Eastern Red Maple,
Acer rubrum var. rubrum
Fruit is the familiar double samara, with wings 3/4" long, per The Native Maples of Georgia (Ware, 2003).
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Silver Maple,
Acer saccharinum
Samara wing is coarse, 3-5.5cm long; body is thick, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Norway Maple,
Acer platanoides
Double samaras (two winged seeds fused together) with widely divergent wings approaching 180°, per New Invaders of the Southeast (Rawlins et al., 2018).
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Trident Maple,
Acer buergerianum
Samaras 3/4-1" long, the wings 1/4" wide, parallel or connivent, per Manual of Woody Landscape Plants (Dirr, 1975+).
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Amur Maple,
Acer ginnala
Samara hang on late into fall; wings are virtually parallel, per Manual of Woody Landscape Plants (Dirr, 1975+).
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Carolina Ash,
Fraxinus caroliniana
Body of samara flattened, winged the full length of the samara body, per Weakley's Flora.
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White Ash,
Fraxinus americana
Samara 1-2" long; terminal wing scarcely extends down side of fruit body, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007).
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White Ash,
Fraxinus americana
Samaras winged terminally (vs. Green Ash: wings partway along fruit sides), per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007).