NameThatPlant.net: Ulmus crassifolia

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Fabids: Rosales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Ulmus crassifolia FAMILY Ulmaceae Go to FSUS key

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SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ulmus crassifolia FAMILY Ulmaceae

COMMON NAME:
Cedar Elm

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Ulmus crassifolia FAMILY Ulmaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ulmus crassifolia FAMILY Ulmaceae

2194

Tree
Perennial

Habitat: Bottomland forests, hardwood flatwoods; rarely river bluffs and ravines, per Weakley's Flora

Native: south & west of the Carolinas & Georgia

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LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Alternate

FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Greenish
4-8 lobed calyx
Petals absent
Superior ovary
Bisexual

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Samara

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