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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Ulmus alata
FAMILY
Ulmaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ulmus alata
FAMILY
Ulmaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Ulmus alata
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 056-01-003:
Ulmus alata FAMILY Ulmaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Ulmus alata
COMMON NAME:
Winged Elm
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Manual of the Trees of North America (Exclusive of Mexico) (Sargent, 1905) mtna_i_344
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_ulal_001_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / US Forest Service pnd_ulal_002_lvd
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JK Marlow jkm120212_041b
February Spartanburg County SC
Flowers, in pendulous racemes, appear before leaf emergence in Feb-March, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007).
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JK Marlow jkm120212_043
February Spartanburg County SC
Bark gray to light brown, with narrow scaly ridges, per Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004).
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JK Marlow jkm070414_014
April Calhoun County SC
Congaree Bluffs Heritage Preserve
Second year & older twigs usually form corky ridges on two sides, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007).
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JK Marlow jkm070414_016
April Calhoun County SC
Congaree Bluffs Heritage Preserve
Petioles usually 1-2mm long, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow jkm070505_014
May Mecklenburg County NC
Charlotte Mecklenburg McDowell Piedmont Prairie Restoration
Bark with narrow shallow fissures, creating irregular scaly ridges, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007).
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JK Marlow jkm070505_015
May Mecklenburg County NC
Charlotte Mecklenburg McDowell Piedmont Prairie Restoration
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JK Marlow jkm140625_335
June Greenville County SC
Cleveland Park
Branches usually w corky growth ("winged"), but some trees lack such cork, per Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004).
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JK Marlow jkm140625_336
June Greenville County SC
Cleveland Park
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JK Marlow jkm140625_336b
June Greenville County SC
Cleveland Park
Leaves 3-8cm long, sharply double-toothed, tip acute, per Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004).
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JK Marlow jkm140625_337
June Greenville County SC
Cleveland Park
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JK Marlow jkm180924_4895
September McCormick County SC
Parks Mill
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JK Marlow jkm181119_5990
November McCormick County SC
Parks Mill
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_u_alata_twigwinged_wa
November
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_u_alata_wingedelmleaf
November
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_u_alata_wingedelmtwig
November
Buds sharply pointed, 3-5mm long, scales brown, per Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Ulmus alata
FAMILY
Ulmaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ulmus alata
FAMILY
Ulmaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Ulmus alata
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 056-01-003:
Ulmus alata
FAMILY
Ulmaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Ulmus alata
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Tree
Perennial
Habitat: rock outcrops, dry and mesic forests and woodlands, bottomlands, old fields, disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common (rare in Mountains)
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LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
Spring
Greenish
4-8 lobed calyx
Petals absent
Superior ovary
Bisexual
Flowers in pendulous racemes
FRUIT:
Spring
Samara
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) p196
- Landscaping with Native Trees (Sternberg & Wilson, 1995) p253
- Native Alternatives to Invasive Plants p054
- Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007) p339
- Guide to the Plants of Granite Outcrops (Murdy & Carter, 2000) p16
- 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 Blue Ridge (Lance) p43
- Wildflowers & Plant Communities of the Southern Appalachian Mountains and Piedmont (Spira, 2011) p266
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p357
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