| Author | L. | |
| Distribution | So far, known only from 3 counties: Jackson County, at least 2 places -- 1981 and 1986; McDowell County in 1975; and Moore County in 2020. Other collections from Buncombe, Cumberland, Dare, Polk, and Randolph counties are from cultivated plants.
Native of Asia; in N.A. -- N.B. to Ont., south to FL, TX, and CA. | |
| Abundance | Very rare. | |
| Habitat | Roadside border of woods, powerline, wooded slope above creek. | |
| Phenology | Flowering and fruiting March-May. | |
| Identification | This elm can reach 90 feet in its native range, but probably not so tall in NC. Leaves are narrowly ovate to elliptic, 2-6.5 cm long, the base a little oblique or not, margins singly serrate. Flowers occur in fascicles of 6-15; fruits are orbiculate, 10-14 mm in diameter. U. parvifolia has been reported for NC; it also has small leaves, but they are definitely oblique at the base; it flowers in late summer-fall. | |
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| State Rank | SE | |
| Global Rank | GNR | |
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| USACE-agcp | FACU link |
| USACE-emp | FACU link |
