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Ulmaceae
Planera

not marked as a favorite taxon Planera aquatica J.F. Gmelin. Common name: Planer-tree, Water-elm. Phenology: Mar-Apr. Habitat: River swamps where flooded (often to depths of 1-2 m) in the winter. Distribution: Se. NC (limited to the Waccamaw and Lumber rivers) south to n. FL, west to e. TX, and north in the Mississippi Embayment to w. TN, w. KY, s. IL, and se. MO.

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Origin/Endemic status: Endemic

Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, C, F, FNA3, G, GW2, K4, Mo3, NS, POWO, RAB, S, S13, Tn, Tx, WH3; = Planera americana J.F.Gmel. — Il, error. Basionym: Planera aquatica J.F.Gmel. 1791

Links to other floras: = Planera aquatica - FNA3

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: OBL
  • Great Plains: OBL
  • Midwest: OBL

Heliophily ⓘ: 5

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image #1 of Planera aquatica© Scott Ward | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Planera aquatica© Bruce A. Sorrie | Original Image ⭷
image #3 of Planera aquatica© Keith Bradley
image #4 of Planera aquatica© Paul Marcum source | Original Image ⭷
image #5 of Planera aquatica© Bruce Sorrie | Original Image ⭷
image #6 of Planera aquatica© Scott Ward | Original Image ⭷
image #7 of Planera aquatica© Paul Marcum source | Original Image ⭷
image #9 of Planera aquatica© Bruce A. Sorrie | Original Image ⭷
image #11 of Planera aquatica© Paul Marcum source | Original Image ⭷
image #12 of Planera aquatica© Paul Marcum source | Original Image ⭷
image #13 of Planera aquatica© Radford, Ahles and Bell | Original Image ⭷

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