NameThatPlant.net: Tilia americana var. heterophylla

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Malvids: Malvales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Tilia americana var. heterophylla FAMILY Malvaceae Go to FSUS key

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SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Tilia americana var. heterophylla FAMILY Tiliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 121-01-002:

Tilia heterophylla FAMILY Tiliaceae

COMMON NAME:
Mountain Basswood, White Basswood

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Tilia americana var. heterophylla FAMILY Malvaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Tilia americana var. heterophylla FAMILY Tiliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 121-01-002:
Tilia heterophylla FAMILY Tiliaceae

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Tree
Perennial

Habitat: Rich coves and mesic to dry slopes (the drier sites usually on limestone), often one of the most abundant trees in Southern Appalachian cove forests, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Common (rare in Coastal Plain)

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LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Alternate

FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Yellow/Cream
5 sepals
5 petals
Numerous stamens
Superior ovary
Bisexual

FRUIT:
Summer
Brown
Nut-like

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