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Vascular Plant Herbarium

Vascular Plant Database Family Results

Category: Dicots
Family Name: Ulmaceae

SPECIES

Planera - [maps | photos]

  • Planera aquatica J.F. Gmel.
    NWI R2 TN: Obligate Wetland
    Common Name: planer tree, water elm

Ulmus - [maps | photos]

  • Ulmus alata Michx.
    NWI R2 TN: Facultative Upland +
    Common Name: winged elm
  • Ulmus americana L.
    NWI R2 TN: Facultative Wetland
    Common Name: American elm
  • Ulmus crassifolia Nutt. (TN Special Concern)
    NWI R2 TN: Facultative
    Common Name: cedar elm
  • Ulmus rubra Muhl.
    NWI R2 TN: Facultative
    Common Name: red elm
  • Ulmus serotina Sarg.
    NWI R2 TN: Obligate Upland
    Common Name: September elm
  • Ulmus thomasii Sarg.
    NWI R2 TN: Facultative
    Common Name: rock elm
    Synonyms:
             • Ulmus racemosa D. Thomas

*Non-native taxon known to be naturalized in Tennessee
All names & statuses follow the Guide to the Vascular Plants of Tennessee (2015).
Click here for a description of rare, threatened, or endangered (RTE) status & National Wetland Indicator (NWI) status.
If you have any questions or comments, please contact Dr. Jessica M. Budke or Margaret Oliver.

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