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Ulmaceae
Ulmus

Ulmus crassifolia Nuttall. 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.

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Subgenus: Oreoptelea. Section: Chaetoptelea.

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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