Ulmus parvifolia

Classification	Dicots
Family	Ulmaceae
Family (Traditional)	Ulmaceae
Genus	Ulmus
Species:	Ulmus parvifolia Jacq.
Common Name	Chinese 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; Region of Origin: Asia; Reproductive Phenology: August; Reproductive Phenology: September; Reproductive Phenology: October; Reproductive Phenology: November; 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; Pistil Number: 1; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A; Stamen Number: 3; Stamen Number: 4
C value	N/A
Status	Not Native; AGCP (FACU), EMP (UPL) (NWPL); KY[SNA] (State Rank); GNR (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

Synonym	Full Citation
Ulmus chinensis	Ulmus chinensis Pers.

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: Campbell (KY), Fayette (KY), Franklin (KY), Jefferson (KY), Davidson (TN), Franklin (TN), Hamilton (TN), Montgomery (TN), Putnam (TN), Rutherford (TN), Williamson (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, HTTU, KNK, MTSU

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1970 - 2012

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
APSC0001139	Jefferson	Kentucky	12 Nov 1983	E W Chester 83-514	APSC Ulmus parvifolia
HTTU016644	Putnam	Tennessee			HTTU Ulmus parvifolia
MTSU009011	Williamson	Tennessee	28 Oct 1983	John H. Rhee 27	MTSU Ulmus parvifolia
APSC0069532	Jefferson	Kentucky	01 Sep 1991	Max Medley	APSC Ulmus parvifolia
APSC0117410	Franklin	Kentucky			APSC Ulmus parvifolia
MTSU009014	Rutherford	Tennessee	08 Nov 1990	Michael Berkley	MTSU Ulmus parvifolia
MTSU009020	Rutherford	Tennessee	18 Oct 1979	James Michael Ary 50	MTSU Ulmus parvifolia
MTSU009010	Rutherford	Tennessee		Vickie Hillis 46	MTSU Ulmus parvifolia
APSC0064218	Jefferson	Kentucky	04 Oct 1970	Arland Hotchkiss	APSC Ulmus parvifolia
APSC0001140	Montgomery	Tennessee	04 Nov 1984	E W Chester 84-729	APSC Ulmus parvifolia
MTSU009012	Davidson	Tennessee	16 Sep 2000	Vicki A. Clark	MTSU Ulmus parvifolia
MTSU009013	Rutherford	Tennessee		Thomas A. Searson	MTSU Ulmus parvifolia
APSC0092158	Fayette	Kentucky			APSC Ulmus parvifolia
APSC0064217	Jefferson	Kentucky			APSC Ulmus parvifolia
MTSU009018	Rutherford	Tennessee	26 Sep 2006	Anna Robinson	MTSU Ulmus parvifolia
MTSU009017	Rutherford	Tennessee	21 Oct 2005	Rick Kimmel	MTSU Ulmus parvifolia
MTSU009021	Hamilton	Tennessee	27 Oct 2012	Heather Barker 47	MTSU Ulmus parvifolia
31973000019964	Jefferson	Kentucky	14 Dec 1990	Thieret, John 56780	KNK Ulmus parvifolia
MTSU009009	Franklin	Tennessee	04 Oct 2008	Brian Huber 56	MTSU Ulmus parvifolia
31973000019965	Campbell	Kentucky	09 Nov 1980	Thieret, John s.n.	KNK Ulmus parvifolia
APSC0102303	Jefferson	Kentucky			APSC Ulmus parvifolia
APSC0078454	Jefferson	Kentucky	29 Jun 1987	Max Medley	APSC Ulmus parvifolia
MTSU009016	Rutherford	Tennessee	02 Oct 1983	Beth Talley 21	MTSU Ulmus parvifolia
MTSU009019	Rutherford	Tennessee		M R Stewart	MTSU Ulmus parvifolia

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Ulmus parvifolia

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