Ulmus americana Linnaeus var. floridana (Chapman) Little. Subgenus: Oreoptelea. Section: Blepharocarpus. Common name: Florida Elm. Phenology: Jan-Mar; Feb-Apr. Habitat: Shell middens, other calcareous forests. Distribution: Se. NC (north at least to Carteret County) south to c. peninsular FL, west to Panhandle FL and s. AL (H. Horne, pers. comm., 2013).
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Synonymy ⓘ: = Kurz & Godfrey (1962); = Ulmus floridana Chapm. — S, S13; < Ulmus americana L. — C, F, FNA3, G, GW2, K4, NS, POWO, RAB, W, WH3. Basionym: Ulmus floridana Chapm. 1860
Links to other floras: < Ulmus americana - FNA3
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Great Plains: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Midwest: FACW (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Northcentral & Northeast: FACW (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
Heliophily ⓘ: 4
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