Ulmus rubra Muhl.

  • Authority

    Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.

  • Family

    Ulmaceae

  • Scientific Name

    Ulmus rubra Muhl.

  • Description

    Species Description - Tree to 20 m, with the shape of no. 1 [Ulmus americana L.], the twigs scabrous- pubescent; winter-buds densely covered with red-brown hairs; lvs oblong to obovate, thick and stiff, usually 10–20 cm, very rough above; fls fascicled, subsessile; stamens 5–9; stigmas pink; fr suborbicular, 1.5–2 cm, pubescent over the seed, otherwise glabrous, scarcely reticulate; 2n=28. Moist woods; s. Me. and s. Que. to e. N.D., s. to Fla. and Tex. (U. fulva)

  • Common Names

    slippery elm, red elm