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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Ulmus rubra
FAMILY
Ulmaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ulmus rubra
FAMILY
Ulmaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Ulmus rubra
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 056-01-001:
Ulmus rubra FAMILY Ulmaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Ulmus fulva
COMMON NAME:
Slippery Elm, Red Elm
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JK Marlow jkm120414_914
April Pickens County SC
Jocassee Gorges
Leaf tips abruptly acuminate, leaf bases rounded to unequal, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007).
JK Marlow jkm210401_9057
April Polk County NC
Fruit a flat, nearly round samara, its tip slightly notched & wing hairless, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007).
Ron Lance rwl_ulmus_rubra_bark
May Jackson County NC
Big Ridge Preserve
Bark light brown, with interlacing ridges, per Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge (Lance).
Stephanie C. Brundage scb_081821blairsville29
August Union County GA
Georgia Mountain Research & Education Center, University of Georgia
Stephanie C. Brundage scb_081821blairsville31
August Union County GA
Georgia Mountain Research & Education Center, University of Georgia
JK Marlow s070927_b
September Pickens County SC
Jocassee Gorges
Leaves mostly 4-6" long, doubly-toothed, sandpapery above, hairy below, per Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge (Lance).
Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_u_rubra_slipperytwig
November
Flower buds larger than vegetative buds, globular, rusty-woolly on top half, per Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004).
Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_ulmus_rubra_3
November
Buds 5-6mm long, with 6 or more dark scales, rusty-hairy near tip, per Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Ulmus rubra
FAMILY
Ulmaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ulmus rubra
FAMILY
Ulmaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Ulmus rubra
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 056-01-001:
Ulmus rubra
FAMILY
Ulmaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Ulmus fulva
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