Tilia americana var. heterophylla
Tilia americana heterophylla
Taxon biology 6
Tiliaceae -- Basswood family
Timothy LaFarge
White basswood (Tilia heterophylla) is a mediumsized tree of the upper Piedmont region and the Appalachian Mountains where it grows on moist, welldrained soils in coves or along mountain streams with other hardwoods. Its growth is moderately fast and it produces commercially valuable lumber. The soft, lightweight wood is used for cabinetry, woodenware, and pulpwood, among its many uses. The name beetree linden is common because of the extensive use of this tree by bees for honey production. It is also an attractive landscape tree.
Sources and Credits
- (c) Steven J. Baskauf, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://bioimages.vanderbilt.edu/gq/baskauf/gtiamh-brlarge-tree11463.jpg
- (c) Steven J. Baskauf, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://bioimages.vanderbilt.edu/gq/baskauf/gtiamh-wproot-sprouts11469.jpg
- (c) Steven J. Baskauf, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://bioimages.vanderbilt.edu/gq/baskauf/gtiamh-lf11643.jpg
- (c) Steven J. Baskauf, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://bioimages.vanderbilt.edu/gq/baskauf/gtiamh-lfseveral11645.jpg
- (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=tihe_001_avd.tif
- (c) Unknown, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://eol.org/data_objects/22779549
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
