Tilia americana Linnaeus var. americana . Section: Tilia. Subsection: Lindnera. Common name: Northern Basswood. Phenology: May-Jul; Aug-Sep. Habitat: Rich coves, rocky slopes, metabasalt boulderfields, rich north-facing river bluffs, calcareous Coastal Plain ravines. Distribution: NB and MB south to e. VA, w. NC, and OK.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Taxonomy Comments: In VA, var. americana occurs throughout the northern half of the state, with scattered populations southward in the mountains. Pigott (2012) recognizes two varieties within what is here treated as var. americana: a more narrowly circumscribed var. americana and var. neglecta.

Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, C, K4, Mo3, NE, NS, NY, Pa, Tn, Va, Hardin (1990), McCarthy (2012); = Tilia americana L. — G, RAB, S13, Tat, W, WV; < Tilia americana L. — Can, FNA6, GrPl, Mi, POWO; > Tilia americana L. — F; > Tilia americana L. var. americana — Il, Pigott (2012); > Tilia americana L. var. neglecta (Spach) Fosberg — Il, Pigott (2012); > Tilia glabra Vent. — S; > Tilia neglecta Spach — F, S; > Tilia truncata Spach — S. Basionym: Tilia americana L. 1753

Links to other floras: < Tilia americana - FNA6

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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