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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Ulmus serotina
FAMILY
Ulmaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ulmus serotina
FAMILY
Ulmaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Ulmus serotina
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Ulmus serotina
COMMON NAME:
September Elm, Rock Elm
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Manual of the Trees of North America (Exclusive of Mexico) (Sargent, 1905) mtna_i_348
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_ulse_001_lvd
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_ulmus_serotina_2
March
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JK Marlow jkm090404_030
April Walker County GA
The Pocket on Pigeon Mountain
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JK Marlow jkm110416_910
April Etowah County AL
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JK Marlow jkm110416_911
April Etowah County AL
Bark gray to reddish-brown, with flat narrow scaly ridges, per Field Guide to the Rare Plants of Georgia (Chafin, 2007).
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_u_serotina_september
November
Leaves 2-4" long, oval w pointed tips, bases unequal, margins double-toothed, per Field Guide to the Rare Plants of Georgia (Chafin, 2007).
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_u_serotina_septfrtwgt
November
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_u_serotinaseptfrtwgt2
November
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).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Ulmus serotina
FAMILY
Ulmaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ulmus serotina
FAMILY
Ulmaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Ulmus serotina
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Ulmus serotina
2915
Tree
Perennial
Habitat: Dry-mesic to mesic upland forests, bottomland and riparian forests, stream banks, bluffs, lake and pond margins, flatwoods; especially over limestone, per Weakley's Flora
Native to Georgia & possibly North Carolina
Rare
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LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Greenish
4-8 lobed calyx
Petals absent
Superior ovary
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Fall
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Identifying Trees: An All-Season Guide to Eastern North America (Williams, 2007) p192
- Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007) p344
- Field Guide to the Rare Plants of Georgia (Chafin, 2007) p419
- Trees of the Southeastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1988) p237
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p357
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