Texas Wildbuds
Ulmus crassifolia
(Cedar Elm)
Ulmus crassifolia, Inks Lake State Park, Burnet Co. 0034
Ulmus crassifolia, Inks Lake State Park, Burnet Co. 0032
Ulmus crassifolia, Inks Lake State Park, Burnet Co. 0037
Ulmus crassifolia, Inks Lake State Park, Burnet Co. 0044-1
Ulmus crassifolia, Inks Lake State Park, Burnet Co. 0044
| Scientific Name | Ulmus crassifolia | USDA PLANTS Symbol | ULCR |
| Common Name | Cedar Elm | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 19052 |
| Family | Ulmaceae (Elm) | SEINet Reference |
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| Description | Habitat: Low woodlands, ravines, streambeds and open hillsides. Plant: Tree growing 60 to 80 ft. tall with spreading branches and rounded crown; light brown or gray bark with lighter splotches, divided by fissures into flattened, scale-like ridges; branches often with two opposite cork-like wings; usually deciduous in late fall or early winter. Leaves: Dark green alternate, ovate to ovate-oblong or ellipic blades 1 to 2 inches long and 3/4 to 1 inch wide on short petioles; margins are crenate to double-serrate; tips are obtuse; upper surface with soft pubescent hairs, lower with stiffer hairs. Inflorescence: Clusters of 2 to 5 small reddish flowers in leaf axils on pedicels about 1/3-inch long; hairy deeply lobed calyx with 6 to 9 lobes 6-9; 5 or 6 stamens with reddish-purple anthers , protruding white stigmas. Bloom Period: July to October. Fruit: Samaras are green to tan, elliptic to oval, about 1/3-inch across. References: "Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas" by Correll and Johnston, "Range Plants of North Central Texas" by Ricky Linux and Flora of North America. |
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Texas Status: Native |
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