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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Tilia americana var. americana
FAMILY
Malvaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Tilia americana var. americana
FAMILY
Tiliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Tilia americana var. americana
INCLUDED WITHIN Flora of North America
Tilia americana
INCLUDING Lime-trees and basswoods: a biological monograph of the genus Tilia (Pigott, 2012)
Tilia americana var. americana
INCLUDING Lime-trees and basswoods: a biological monograph of the genus Tilia (Pigott, 2012)
Tilia americana var. neglecta
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 121-01-001:
Tilia americana FAMILY Tiliaceae
INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Tilia glabra
INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Tilia neglecta
INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Tilia truncata
COMMON NAME:
American Basswood, Northern Basswood
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Trees You Want to Know (Peattie, 1934); illustration by F.A. Michaux dcp34_p44
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Manual of the Trees of North America (Exclusive of Mexico) (Sargent, 1905) mtna_i_766
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Manual of the Trees of North America (Exclusive of Mexico) (Sargent, 1905) mtna_i_772a
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JK Marlow jkm210528_0833
May Spartanburg County SC
in cultivation
Flowers in clusters on a slender stalk with a pendent leaflike narrow bract, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007).
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Sam Pratt sbp_060921_0687
June Spartanburg County SC
in cultivation
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Sam Pratt sbp_060921_0688
June Spartanburg County SC
in cultivation
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JK Marlow jkm150927_183
September Henderson County NC
Bearwallow Mountain
Leaves on mature wood green and glabrous below, per Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge (Lance).
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JK Marlow s101017_tamericana
October Mecklenburg County NC
Leaf bases unequally heart-shaped or nearly straight across, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Tilia americana var. americana
FAMILY
Malvaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Tilia americana var. americana
FAMILY
Tiliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Tilia americana var. americana
INCLUDED WITHIN
Flora of North America
Tilia americana
INCLUDING
Lime-trees and basswoods: a biological monograph of the genus Tilia (Pigott, 2012)
Tilia americana var. americana
INCLUDING
Lime-trees and basswoods: a biological monograph of the genus Tilia (Pigott, 2012)
Tilia americana var. neglecta
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 121-01-001:
Tilia americana
FAMILY
Tiliaceae
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Tilia glabra
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Tilia neglecta
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Tilia truncata
1513
Tree
Perennial
Habitat: Rich coves, rocky slopes, metabasalt boulderfields, rich north-facing river bluffs, calcareous Coastal Plain ravines, per Weakley's Flora
Native to North Carolina & Georgia
Rare
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Yellow/Cream
5 sepals
5 petals
Numerous stamens
Superior ovary
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Brown
Nut-like
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Gardening with Native Plants of the South (Wasowski & Wasowski, 1994, 2020) p051
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p129
- Identifying Trees: An All-Season Guide to Eastern North America (Williams, 2007) p154
- Landscaping with Native Trees (Sternberg & Wilson, 1995) p244
- Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007) p332?
- Trees of the Southeastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1988) p201
- Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge (Lance) p44
- Wildflowers & Plant Communities of the Southern Appalachian Mountains and Piedmont (Spira, 2011) p263
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p349
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