Ulmus crassifolia Nuttall. Subgenus: Oreoptelea. Section: Chaetoptelea. Common name: Cedar Elm, Olmo. Phenology: Jul-Oct. Habitat: Bottomland forests, hardwood flatwoods, prairies with tight soils; rarely river bluffs and ravines. Distribution: W. TN, s. MO, and OK south to MS, LA, TX, and Mexico (COA, NLE, TAM); disjunct in the Big Bend portion of n. FL and n. peninsular FL.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, FNA3, GW2, K4, Mex, Mo3, NcTx, NS, POWO, S, S13, Tx, WH3, Kurz & Godfrey (1962); = n/a — G. Basionym: Ulmus crassifolia Nutt. 1837 [1835]
Links to other floras: = Ulmus crassifolia - FNA3
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FAC
- Great Plains: FAC
- Midwest: FAC
Heliophily ⓘ: 5
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