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WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Ulmus rubra
FAMILY
Ulmaceae
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
You may also want to check Trees, Shrubs, and Woody Vines of North Carolina
Read more about Slippery Elm at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
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, 1938)
Ulmus fulva
COMMON NAME:
Slippery Elm, Red Elm
To see larger pictures, click or hover over the thumbnails.
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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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JK Marlow jkm210401_9057
April Polk County NC
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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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Stephanie C. Brundage scb_081821blairsville29
August Union County GA
Georgia Mountain Research & Education Center, University of Georgia
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Stephanie C. Brundage scb_081821blairsville31
August Union County GA
Georgia Mountain Research & Education Center, University of Georgia
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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
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, 1938)
Ulmus fulva
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Tree
Perennial
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Documented growing wild in GA NC SC
Common (rare in GA-NC-SC Coastal Plain)
Look for it in moist to fairly dry calcareous forests, rich bottomlands, rich cove forests in the low Mountains, per Weakley's Flora
Click here to see a more detailed map from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium,
or click here to see a map from SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
Spring
Greenish
Bisexual
4-8 lobed calyx
Petals absent
Superior ovary
Flowers numerous in compact fascicles
FRUIT:
Spring
Samara
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Identifying Trees: An All-Season Guide to Eastern North America p194
- Landscaping with Native Trees p253
- Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide p343
- Trees of the Southeastern United States p236
- Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge p43
- Wildflowers & Plant Communities of the Southern Appalachian Mountains and Piedmont p266
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide p357