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Ulmus rubra Muhl.
slippery elm

   
Symbol: ULRU
Group: Dicot
Family: Ulmaceae
Duration: Perennial
Growth Habit: Tree
Native Status:  
L48    N
CAN    N



Photograph of Ulmus rubra Muhl.
Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA SCS. 1991. Southern wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. South National Technical Center, Fort Worth. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute.
 
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Synonyms:
Ulmus rubra Muhl.

  ULFU Ulmus fulva Michx.
 

Distribution by State:
Ulmus rubra Muhl.

Distributional Map for Ulmus rubra Muhl.
Distribution Map Legend

Ulmus rubra Muhl. distribution:
USA (AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, VT, WI, WV), CAN (NB, ON, QC)

County distributions for the following U.S. states are available at PLANTS:
AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, VT, WI, WV

 

Related Taxa:
Ulmus rubra Muhl.

5 genera in Ulmaceae, 14 species in Ulmus
 

Classification:
Ulmus rubra Muhl.

     
Kingdom   Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom   Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision   Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division   Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class   Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass   Hamamelididae
Order   Urticales
Family   Ulmaceae – Elm family
Genus   Ulmus L. – elm
Species   Ulmus rubra Muhl. – slippery elm
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Ulmus rubra Muhl.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists.

Maine:
slippery elm Possibly Extirpated
Rhode Island:
slippery elm Special Concern
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Ulmus rubra Muhl.

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FAC FAC FAC FAC FAC FAC FAC NO NO NO NO NO NO NO

Integrated Taxonomic Information Sytem (ITIS) :
Ulmus rubra Muhl.

ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 19050.

 

 

 

 
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