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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (5/21/15):
Planera aquatica
FAMILY
Ulmaceae
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Read more about Water-elm at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Planera aquatica
FAMILY
Ulmaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Planera aquatica
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 056-02-001:
Planera aquatica
FAMILY
Ulmaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Planera aquatica
COMMON NAME:
Water-elm, Planer-tree
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Bruce A. Sorrie bas_planera_aquatica1
April Crittenden County AR
Leaf distinctly widest below the middle, base assymmetrical, apex acute, per Trees of the Southeastern United States.
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Bruce A. Sorrie bas_planera_aquatica2
April Crittenden County AR
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Bruce A. Sorrie bas_planera_aquatica3
April Crittenden County AR
Usually in areas subject to temporary flooding, swamps, wet banks..., per Trees of the Southeastern United States.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (5/21/15):
Planera aquatica
FAMILY
Ulmaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Planera aquatica
FAMILY
Ulmaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Planera aquatica
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 056-02-001:
Planera aquatica
FAMILY
Ulmaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Planera aquatica
2577
Tree
Perennial
Monoecious
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Habitat: River swamps where flooded (often to depths of 1-2 m) in the winter, per Weakley's Flora
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LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Alternate
Margins serrate to doubly serrate
FLOWER:
Spring
Greenish
Unisexual
4-5 lobed calyx
Petals absent
Superior ovary
FRUIT:
Spring
Nutlet
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast p056
- Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide p337
- Trees of the Southeastern United States p238
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide p243