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Ulmus crassifolia

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Cedar Elm

G5Secure Found in 2 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

G5SecureGlobal Rank

Least concernIUCN

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.128702

Element CodePDULM04030

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

IUCNLeast concern

Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderUrticales

FamilyUlmaceae

GenusUlmus

Other Common Names

cedar elm (EN)

Concept Reference

Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.

Conservation Status

Review Date1991-05-09

Change Date1991-05-16

Edition Date1991-05-09

Edition AuthorsBroaddus, Lynn

Range Extent>2,500,000 square km (greater than 1,000,000 square miles)

Rank Reasons

Widespread in southcentral U.S. and relatively common.

Range Extent Comments

Most abundant in eastern Texas, northest Mexico, Arkansas, and Louisiana. Also in MO, TN, FL, OK, and MS.

Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Bottomlands, and along stream and river courses, especially in limestone soils (Elias, 1980).

Other Nations (1)

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
Mississippi	S4	Yes
Arkansas	SNR	Yes
Florida	S4	Yes
Missouri	S1	Yes
Louisiana	SNR	Yes
Texas	SNR	Yes
Oklahoma	SNR	Yes
Tennessee	S2	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (2)

Oklahoma (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Beech Creek	Ouachita National Forest	8,303

Texas (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Big Creek	National Forests in Texas	1,447

References (4)

Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 1997. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 3. Magnoliophyta: Magnoliidae and Hamamelidae. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxiii + 590 pp.
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Kartesz, J.T. 1999. A synonymized checklist and atlas with biological attributes for the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. First edition. In: Kartesz, J.T., and C.A. Meacham. Synthesis of the North American Flora, Version 1.0. North Carolina Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill, N.C.
Little, E.L., Jr. 1979. Checklist of United States trees (native and naturalized). Agriculture Handbook No. 541. U.S. Forest Service, Washington, D.C. 375 pp.