Tilia americana Linnaeus var. caroliniana (P. Miller) Castiglioni. Section: Tilia. Subsection: Lindnera. Southern Basswood, Carolina Basswood. Phen: (Apr-) Jun-Jul; Jul-Aug. Hab: Mesic forests, in the outer Coastal Plain usually associated with shell deposits, Indian shell middens, or underlying coquina limestone ("marl"). Dist: NC south to c. peninsular FL and west to OK and c. TX.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Taxonomy Comments: Pigott (2012) splits this entity into two taxa, each recognized at subspecific rank under T. caroliniana.

Synonymy: = Ar, Fl4, K1, K3, K4, NcTx, WH3, Hardin (1990), McCarthy (2012); < Tilia americana L. – FNA6; > Tilia caroliniana Mill. – RAB, S, Tx; > Tilia caroliniana Mill. ssp. caroliniana – Pigott (2012); > Tilia caroliniana Mill. ssp. floridana (Small) A.E.Murray – Pigott (2012); > Tilia floridana Small – F, RAB, S, S13, Tx; > Tilia georgiana Sarg. – S; > Tilia leptophylla (Vent.) Small – S13; > Tilia leucocarpa Ashe; > Tilia littoralis Sarg. – S; > Tilia pubescens Aiton – S13

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Wetland Indicator Status:

• Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
• Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
• Great Plains: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
• Midwest: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
• Northcentral & Northeast: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)

Heliophily ?: 4