Tilia americana: UW-Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium: Plant Details Page

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Family Tiliaceae
Tilia americana L. var. americana
American basswood, American linden, basswood
Tilia: classical Latin name
americana: for America

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Status:	Native
Plant:	perennial tree to 130' tall
Flower:	Inflorescence a stalked cluster of fragrant, yellowish flowers
Fruit:	Nutlike, hairy, roundish
Leaf:	oval to round, heart-shaped to flat unequal base, edges sharply toothed
Habitat:	rich woods
(Glossary)

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Synonyms

Tilia americana L. var. neglecta (Spach) Fosberg
Tilia glabra Vent.
Tilia neglecta Spach
Tilia palmeri F.C.Gates
Tilia truncata Spach
Tilia venulosa Sarg.

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