Summary ⁵

Ulmus thomasii Sarg., the Rock Elm or Cork Elm, is a deciduous tree native primarily to the Midwestern United States. The tree ranges from southern Ontario and Quebec, south to Tennessee, west to northeastern Kansas, and north to Minnesota. Its preferred habitat is moist but well-drained sandy loam, loam, or silt loam soil, mixed with other hardwoods; it is moderately shade-tolerant . However, it also grows on dry uplands, especially on rocky ridges and limestone bluffs.

Sources and Credits

1. (c) "<a href=""http://www.knps.org"">Kentucky Native Plant Society</a>. Scanned by <a href=""http://www.omnitekinc.com/"">Omnitek Inc</a>.", some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://plants.usda.gov/java/largeImage?imageID=ulth_001_avd.tif
2. (c) JDMcGreg, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rock_Elm,_Leaves_and_Bark.jpg
3. IKAl, no known copyright restrictions (public domain), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ulmus_thomasii_(meisse)_bark.jpg
4. IKAl, no known copyright restrictions (public domain), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ulmus_thomasii_(meisse)_leaves_2.jpg
5. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulmus_thomasii

More Info

• iNat taxon page
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• eFloras.org
• Flora of North America (beta)
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
• IPNI (with links to POWO, WFO, and BHL)
• NatureServe Explorer 2.0
• SEINet Symbiota portals
• Tropicos
• USDA PLANTS database
• VASCAN by Canadensys
• World Flora Online

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