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Ulmus americana L. 1753
Ulmaceae
(APG IV)American elm
Taxon concept: The Plant List (2010)
Distribution: throughout eastern North America
Ulmus americana L. - Accepted: Ulmus americana L. bei The Plant List (2010); Familie: Ulmaceae (APG III)Ulmus americana L. - Accepted: Ulmus americana L. bei Zander 2008; Familie: Ulmaceae (Zander 2008)Ulmus americana L. - Accepted: Ulmus americana L. bei The Plant List (2014), version 1.1; Familie: Ulmaceae (APG III)Ulmus americana L. - Accepted: Ulmus americana L. bei The Plant List (2014), version 1.1; Familie: Ulmaceae (APG IV)
- Flowers
- hermaphrodite flowers
- Flower ecology
- wind-pollinated (anemophilous), sometimes pollinated by insects (especially bees)
- Life form
- tree
- Foliage persistence
- deciduous
- Fruit ecology
- wind-dispersed (anemochorous) or water-dispersed (hydrochorous) in river bottom stands
- Root type
- variable: shallow root system on moist soils, deep-rooting (taproot) on dry soils
- Natural occurrence (habitat)
- wet flats and bottomlands, floodplain forests, swamp margins, terraces, moraine hills
- Vegetation typ and synecology (plant community)
- temperate, mixed mesophytic deciduous forests
- Bark
- dark grey, deeply furrowed bark
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.;
| Sex | Standort | Accession number | Planting year | Donation | IPEN | Lat. | Long. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parzelle E | SP-EB-025-9965 | 2019 | XX-0-HOH-SP-EB-025-9965 | 48,7110641085 | 9,2116887302 |