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American basswood

Tilia americana

Family: Malvaceae Genus: Tilia Species: americana

Synonyms: Tilia caroliniana subsp. floridana, Tilia eburnea var. lasioclada, Tilia americana subsp. floridana, Tilia americana var. vestita, Tilia georgiana var. crinita, Tilia neglecta, Tilia longifolia, Tilia mexicana, Tilia alabamensis, Tilia porracea, Tilia leucocarpa var. glaucescens, Tilia floridana var. australis, Tilia ludovicia, Tilia caroliniana var. lata, Tilia americana subsp. caroliniana, Tilia caroliniana, Tilia americana f. megalodonta, Tilia ashei, Tilia glabra, Tilia palmeri, Tilia americana f. microphylla, Tilia nuda, Tilia hypoleuca, Tilia americana subsp. heterophylla, Tilia velutina, Tilia heterophylla var. microdonta, Tilia pubescens f. heteromorpha, Tilia eburnea, Tilia leucocarpa, Tilia leucocarpa f. attenuata, Tilia americana var. walteri, Tilia glabra f. fastigiata, Tilia nigra, Tilia littoralis, Tilia americana f. moltkei, Tilia caroliniana subsp. heterophylla, Tilia floridana var. hypoleuca, Tilia pertomentosa, Tilia pallida, Tilia glabra f. dentata, Tilia americana f. macrophylla, Tilia alabamensis var. oblongifolia, Tilia australis, Tilia americana f. cyclophylla, Tilia heterophylla var. amphiloba, Tilia americana var. caroliniana, Tilia excellens, Tilia heterophylla, Tilia monticola, Tilia tenera, Tilia venulosa, Tilia incisodentata, Tilia cocksii, Tilia nuda var. brevipedunculata, Tilia lasioclada, Tilia americana f. fastigiata, Tilia americana f. rosenthalii, Tilia nigra var. laxiflora, Tilia heterophylla var. nivea, Tilia americana var. pubescens, Tilia americana var. heterophylla, Tilia relicta, Tilia pubescens f. glabrata, Tilia grata, Tilia leucocarpa var. oblongifolia, Tilia nuda var. glaucescens, Tilia americana f. ampelophylla, Tilia apposita, Tilia glabra var. neglecta, Tilia littoralis var. discolor, Tilia pubescens var. aitonii, Tilia floridana var. oblongifolia, Tilia phanera, Tilia leucocarpa var. brevipedunculata, Tilia americana f. laxiflora, Tilia canadensis, Tilia americana var. densiflora, Tilia texana, Tilia venulosa var. multinervis, Tilia lata, Tilia americana f. pedunculata, Tilia laxiflora, Tilia nigra var. macrophylla, Tilia crenoserrata, Tilia heterophylla var. tenera, Tilia caroliniana var. rhoophila, Tilia pubescens f. gymnophila, Tilia americana var. missisippiensis, Tilia americana f. grandifolia, Tilia floridana, Tilia americana var. laxiflora, Tilia pubescens var. ventenatii, Tilia americana var. floridana, Tilia georgiana, Tilia pubescens var. leptophylla, Tilia michauxii, Tilia multiflora, Tilia longifolia var. dentata, Tilia viridis subsp. moltkei, Tilia phanera var. scabrida, Tilia truncata, Tilia americana var. scabra, Tilia leucocarpa var. cocksii, Tilia americana f. microptera, Tilia mississippiensis, Tilia glabra var. macrophylla, Tilia americana f. dentata, Tilia caroliniana var. floridana, Tilia stenopetala, Tilia stellata, Tilia texana var. grosseserrata, Tilia americana f. divaricata, Tilia crenoserrata var. acuminata, Tilia opposita, Tilia caroliniana var. vagans, Tilia heterophylla var. michauxii, Tilia pubescens f. truncata, Tilia floridana var. alabamensis, Tilia americana var. neglecta, Tilia leptophylla, Tilia hollandica, Tilia latifolia, Tilia pubescens

American basswood (en)
Tilia americana — flower
Tilia americana — flower

Botanical Description

Flower: Conspicuous

Foliage: Texture: medium

Native Region: Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Manitoba, Maryland, Masachusettes, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Québec, Rhode I., Saskatchewan, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin

Chemistry & External Identifiers

Trefle ID
119806

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