Ulmus crassifolia

Classification	Dicots
Family	Ulmaceae
Family (Traditional)	Ulmaceae
Genus	Ulmus
Species:	Ulmus crassifolia Nutt.
Common Name	Cedar Elm
Growth Habit	tree
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: Yes; Woody Herbaceous: Woody; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: tree; Moisture Requirements: Dry-mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic-Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Wetland; Region of Origin: North America; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: petiolate; Leaf Type: broadleaf; Leaf Venation: pinnate; Leaflet Margins: doubly serrate; Leaflet Number: 0; Base Flower Color: Green; Fruit Dehiscence: No; Fruit Type: Achene; Fruit Type: Samara; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Ovary Position: Superior; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A
C value	7
Status	Native; AGCP (FAC), EMP (FAC) (NWPL); TN[S2] (State Rank); G5 (Global Rank)
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Ecoregions

Southeastern Plains
- Blackland Prarie
Blue Ridge Mountains
Ridge and Valley
Cumberland Plateau
Cumberland Mountains
Allegheny Plateau

Interior Plateau
- Bluegrass Region
- Nashville Basin
- Pennyroyal Karst Plain
- Western Highland Rim
- Eastern Highland Rim

Interior River Valleys and Hills
- Shawnee / Caseyville Hills
Mississippi Alluvial Plain
Mississippi Valley Loess Plains
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Synonyms

No synonyms exist for this species.

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Lauderdale (TN), Shelby (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, SWMT, TENN, UCHT, VDB

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1975 - 1988

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
TENN-V-0083362	Shelby	Tennessee			TENN Ulmus crassifolia
TENN-V-0083365	Shelby	Tennessee			TENN Ulmus crassifolia
TENN-V-0083364	Shelby	Tennessee			TENN Ulmus crassifolia
TENN-V-0083367	Shelby	Tennessee			TENN Ulmus crassifolia
TENN-V-0083366	Shelby	Tennessee			TENN Ulmus crassifolia
TENN-V-0083361	Lauderdale	Tennessee			TENN Ulmus crassifolia
TENN-V-0083363	Shelby	Tennessee			TENN Ulmus crassifolia
TENN-V-0083368	Shelby	Tennessee			TENN Ulmus crassifolia
APSC0001136	Lauderdale	Tennessee	14 Jun 1988	M Guthrie 2009	APSC Ulmus crassifolia
APSC0001137	Lauderdale	Tennessee	13 Jun 1988	M Guthrie 2007	APSC Ulmus crassifolia
UCHT030632		Tennessee			UCHT Ulmus crassifolia
BRIT151808		Tennessee			VDB Ulmus crassifolia
BRIT150665		Tennessee			VDB Ulmus crassifolia
BRIT151806		Tennessee			VDB Ulmus crassifolia
BRIT151805		Tennessee			VDB Ulmus crassifolia
BRIT151807		Tennessee			VDB Ulmus crassifolia
SWMT01838	Shelby	Tennessee	12 May 1975	James H. Graves	SWMT Ulmus crassifolia

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Ulmus crassifolia

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