Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Fabids: Rosales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Ulmus crassifolia
FAMILY
Ulmaceae
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ulmus crassifolia
FAMILY
Ulmaceae
COMMON NAME:
Cedar Elm
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide pnd_ulcr_003_lvd
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Ron Lance rwl_ulmuscrasslf1
October
Samara elliptical, flattened, 1/2" long, pubescent & ciliate w white hairs, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide.
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Ron Lance rwl2194_a
October
Leaves less than 2.5" long: tip blunt, base unequal, margin doubly serrate, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Ulmus crassifolia
FAMILY
Ulmaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ulmus crassifolia
FAMILY
Ulmaceae
2194
Tree
Perennial
Native: south & west of the Carolinas & Georgia
Documented growing wild in - - -
Rare
Look for it in bottomlands, mesic forests, 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:
Summer/Fall
Greenish
Bisexual
4-8 lobed calyx
Petals absent
Superior ovary
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Samara
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide p342
- Trees of the Southeastern United States p238
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide p357