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Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Fabids: Rosales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Ulmus rubra
FAMILY
Ulmaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ulmus rubra
FAMILY
Ulmaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 056-01-001:
Ulmus rubra
FAMILY
Ulmaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Ulmus fulva
COMMON NAME:
Slippery Elm, Red Elm
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JK Marlow jkm191222_2363_u_rubra
Clay County AL
Cheaha State Park
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_ulfu_001_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide pnd_ulru_002_lvd
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_ulmus_rubra
March
Fruit a flat, nearly round samara, its tip slightly notched & wing hairless, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide.
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JK Marlow jkm120414_914
April Pickens County SC
Jocassee Gorges
Leaf tips abruptly acuminate, leaf bases rounded to unequal, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide.
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Ron Lance rwl_ulmus_rubra_bark
May Jackson County NC
Big Ridge Preserve
Bark light brown, with interlacing ridges, per Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge.
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JK Marlow s070927_b
September Pickens County SC
Jocassee Gorges
Leaves mostly 4-6" long, doubly-toothed, sandpapery above, hairy below, per Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge.
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JK Marlow s101121_slipperyelm
October Greenville County SC
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_u_rubra_slipperytwig
November
Flower buds larger than vegetative buds, globular, rusty-woolly on top half, per Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide.
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_ulmus_rubra_3
November
Buds 5-6mm long, with 6 or more dark scales, rusty-hairy near tip, per Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide.
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmurubra_bark
Month Unknown
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmurubra_toe
Month Unknown