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Photographer: Robert R. Kowal
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Family Ulmaceae
Ulmus americana L.
American elm, white elm
Ulmus: the classical Latin name for the elm
americana: for America
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| Status: | Native |
| Plant: | perennial tree 70'-110' tall with a spreading, vase-shaped crown; light brown to gray, deeply fissured, peeling bark |
| Flower: | brown, pointed buds; inflorescence a less than 1" hanging cluster; blooms winter into early spring |
| Fruit: | yellowish to cream samara with narrow wings and hairy edges; seeds thick but not inflated |
| Leaf: | oval to oblong-obovate, bases unequal, edges doubly toothed |
| Habitat: | moist; woods, swamps, fencerows, fields, waste places |
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