OF THE CAROLINAS & GEORGIA

Hovering over an image will enlarge it and point out features (works better on desktop than on mobile).

camera icon A camera indicates there are pictures.
speaker icon A speaker indicates that a botanical name is pronounced.
plus sign icon A plus sign after a Latin name indicates that the species is further divided into varieties or subspecies.

Most habitat and range descriptions were obtained from Weakley's Flora.

Your search found 12 taxa in the family Ulmaceae, Elm family, as understood by Weakley's Flora.

arrow

range map

camera icon speaker icon Common Name: Slippery Elm, Red Elm

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Ulmus rubra   FAMILY: Ulmaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Ulmus rubra   FAMILY: Ulmaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Ulmus rubra 056-01-001   FAMILY: Ulmaceae

 

Habitat: Moist to fairly dry calcareous forests, rich bottomlands, rich cove forests in the low Mountains

Common (uncommon to rare in Coastal Plain)

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


range map

camera icon speaker icon Common Name: American Elm, White Elm

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Ulmus americana var. americana   FAMILY: Ulmaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS National Database: Ulmus americana   FAMILY: Ulmaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Ulmus americana 056-01-002   FAMILY: Ulmaceae

 

Habitat: Swamps, bottomland forests, moist slopes, especially on relatively or strongly nutrient-rich substrates

Common

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


drawing of Ulmus americana var. floridana, Florida Elm need picture of Ulmus americana var. floridana, Florida Elm need picture Ulmus americana var. floridana, Florida Elm need picture of Ulmus americana var. floridana, Florida Elm need picture of Ulmus americana var. floridana, Florida Elm
range map

Common Name: Florida Elm

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Ulmus americana var. floridana   FAMILY: Ulmaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS National Database: Ulmus americana   FAMILY: Ulmaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Ulmus americana 056-01-002?   FAMILY: Ulmaceae

 

Habitat: Shell middens, other calcareous forests

Uncommon in Coastal Plain

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


range map

camera icon speaker icon Common Name: Winged Elm

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Ulmus alata   FAMILY: Ulmaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Ulmus alata   FAMILY: Ulmaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Ulmus alata 056-01-003   FAMILY: Ulmaceae

 

Habitat: Rock outcrops, dry and mesic forests and woodlands, bottomlands, old fields, disturbed areas

Common (rare in Mountains)

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


range map

camera icon speaker icon Common Name: Cedar Elm

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Ulmus crassifolia   FAMILY: Ulmaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Ulmus crassifolia   FAMILY: Ulmaceae

 

Habitat: Bottomland forests, hardwood flatwoods; rarely river bluffs and ravines

Native: south & west of the Carolinas & Georgia

 


range map

camera icon Common Name: September Elm, Rock Elm

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Ulmus serotina   FAMILY: Ulmaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Ulmus serotina   FAMILY: Ulmaceae

 

Habitat: Dry-mesic to mesic upland forests, bottomland and riparian forests, stream banks, bluffs, lake and pond margins, flatwoods; especially over limestone

Rare

Native to Georgia & possibly North Carolina

 


range map

camera icon Common Name: Wych Elm, Scotch Elm

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Ulmus glabra   FAMILY: Ulmaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Ulmus glabra   FAMILY: Ulmaceae

 

Habitat: Suburban woodlands

Non-native: Europe

 


range map

camera icon Common Name: Lacebark Elm, Chinese Elm

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Ulmus parvifolia   FAMILY: Ulmaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Ulmus parvifolia   FAMILY: Ulmaceae

 

Habitat: Disturbed secondary forests, roadsides, fencerows, old fields, other disturbed areas

Rare

Non-native: China & Japan

 


range map

camera icon speaker icon Common Name: Siberian Elm, Dwarf Elm

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Ulmus pumila   FAMILY: Ulmaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Ulmus pumila   FAMILY: Ulmaceae

 

Habitat: Roadsides, disturbed areas

Rare

Non-native: Asia

 


range map

camera icon Common Name: Planer-tree, Water-elm

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Planera aquatica   FAMILY: Ulmaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Planera aquatica   FAMILY: Ulmaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Planera aquatica 056-02-001   FAMILY: Ulmaceae

 

Habitat: River swamps where flooded (often to depths of 1-2 m) in the winter

Common in Coastal Plain of GA & SC, uncommon in NC

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


range map

Common Name: Japanese Zelkova

Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Zelkova serrata   FAMILY: Ulmaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Zelkova serrata   FAMILY: Ulmaceae

 

Habitat: Planted frequently for ornament, persisting or spreading by seeding down

Waif(s)

Non-native: China, Japan & Korea

 


range map

camera icon Common Name: English Elm, English Cork Elm

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Ulmus minor   FAMILY: Ulmaceae

INCLUDING PLANTS National Database: Ulmus procera   FAMILY: Ulmaceae

 

Habitat: Planted horticulturally, rarely spreading

Waif(s)

Non-native: Europe

 


Your search found 12 taxa. You are on page PAGE 1 out of 1 pages.


"We gardeners should be careful not to come between native birds and their partners, native plants. We've planted a number of nonnative species that are invading and degrading the wild habitats upon which birds depend. For example, Japanese honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica) has aggressively formed monocultures across the US, and although birds readily consume its fruits, it is replacing once-diverse native food sources, including dogwoods and viburnums, limiting the nutritious variety of foods that were historically available throughout the year." — Janet Marinelli, The Wildlife Gardener's Guide