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Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Malvids: Malvales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Tilia americana var. americana
FAMILY
Malvaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Tilia americana var. americana
FAMILY
Tiliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 121-01-001:
Tilia americana
FAMILY
Tiliaceae
COMMON NAME:
American Basswood, Northern Basswood
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JK Marlow jkm210528_0833
May Spartanburg County SC
in cultivation
Flowers in clusters on a slender stalk with a pendent leaflike narrow bract, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide.
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JK Marlow jkm150927_183
September Henderson County NC
Bearwallow Mountain
Leaves on mature wood green and glabrous below, per Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge.
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JK Marlow s101017_tamericana
October Mecklenburg County NC
Leaf bases unequally heart-shaped or nearly straight across, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide.