Ulmus laevis Pall. - Accepted: Ulmus laevis Pall. bei The Plant List (2010); Familie: Ulmaceae (APG III)
Ulmus laevis Pall. - Accepted: Ulmus laevis Pall. bei The Plant List (2014), version 1.1; Familie: Ulmaceae (APG III)
Ulmus laevis Pall. - Accepted: Ulmus laevis Pall. bei BfN Checklist Flora DE; Familie: Ulmaceae (APG IV)

Difference to related species

is less affected by the Dutch elm disease than other elm tree species

Flowers

hermaphrodite

Flower ecology

wind-pollinated (anemophilous)

Life form

woody, tree

Leaves

leaves with 2 cm long stems

Foliage persistence

deciduous

Fruits

ovate samara with central seed and a hair-fringed wing margin

Fruit ecology

wind-dispersed (anemochorous) or water-dispersed (hydrochorous)

Soil conditions

preferentially on perculating wet, temporarily flooded, nutrient-rich and alkaline, humus-rich, sandy or pure loam and clay soils

Root type

deep-rooting plant with formation of buttress roots

Natural occurrence (habitat)

bottomland riparian forests

Vegetation typ and synecology (plant community)

temperate, mixed mesophytic broad-leaved deciduous forests

Life span

to 250 years old

Usage

used as an ornamental and urban tree; wood can be used as a fuel

Bundesamt für Naturschutz (BfN) (1999-2001 and ongoing): Floraweb - Daten und Informationen zu Wildpflanzen und zur Vegetation Deutschlands. www.floraweb.de.;

Collin, E. (2003): Technical guidelines for genetic conservation and use for European White Elm (Ulmus laevis). See: http://www.euforgen.org/fileadmin/templates/euforgen.org/upload/Publications/Technical_guidelines/921_Technical_guidelines_for_genetic_conservation_and_use_for_European_white_elm__Ulmus_laevis_.pdf;

Erhardt, W., Götz, E., Bödeker, N. & Seybold, S. (2008): Der große Zander. Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen. Band 2. Arten und Sorten. Eugen Ulmer KG, Stuttgart (Hohenheim), 18. Aufl., 2103 S.;

Ministerium für Ernährung, Landwirtschaft, Umwelt und Forsten, Baden-Württemberg (Hrsg.) (1985): Pflanzenkatalog zur Verbesserung der Bienenweide und des Artenreichtums (Kurztitel: Bienenweidekatalog);

Oberdorfer, E. (2001): Pflanzensoziologische Exkursionsflora. Für Deutschland und angrenzende Gebiete. Eugen Ulmer Verlag, Stuttgart, 8., stark überarb. u. erg. Aufl, 1056 S. 978-3-8001-3131-0.;