Ulmus americana L.

Detail
- Family
- Ulmaceae
- Botanical Name
- Ulmus americana L.
- Common Name
- American Elm
- Synonym(s)
- Flora of Virginia Name/Status
- Ulmus americana L.
- Comments
- Although still abundantly represented by saplings and medium-sized trees, populations of this species have been decimated by the Dutch Elm Disease fungi (Ophiostoma ulmi (Buisman) Melin & Nannfeldt and O. novo-ulmi Brasier) during the past 40 years, and mature overstory trees are now lacking at most sites.
- Habitat
- Various wetland habitats, including floodplain forests, tidal and nontidal swamps, and upland depressions; also in mesic upland forests, old fields, and fencerows. Frequent to common throughout; in the mountains, it is limited to low elevations.
- Native Status
- Native
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