NC Native Plant Society:
Plant Details
Tilia americana var. americana
American Basswood, American Linden, Northern Basswood
Scientific Name: |
Tilia americana var. americana |
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Genus: |
Tilia |
Species Epithet: |
americana |
Common Name: |
American Basswood, American Linden, Northern Basswood |
Plant Type |
Tree |
Life Cycle |
Perennial |
Plant Family |
Malvaceae (Mallow Family) |
Native/Alien: |
NC Native |
Invasive Status: |
(*Key) |
Size: |
36-72 ft. |
Bloom Color(s): |
Yellow |
Light: |
Sun - 6 or more hours of sun per day, Part Shade - 2 to 6 hours of sun per day |
Soil Moisture: |
Moist |
Bloom Time: |
May, June, July |
Growing Area: |
Mountains, Piedmont |
Habitat Description: |
Rich coves, rocky slopes, metabasalt boulderfields, rich north-facing river bluffs, calcareous Coastal Plain ravines. Rare across the NC mountains and Piedmont. T. americana var. americana—is considered by the NC NHP as a Watch List taxon. |
Leaf Arrangement: |
Alternate |
Leaf Retention: |
Deciduous |
Leaf Type: |
Leaves veined, not needle-like or scale-like |
Leaf Form: |
Simple |
Life Cycle: |
Perennial |
Wildlife Value: |
Highest Wildlife Value |
Landscape Value: |
Highly Recommended and Available |
State Rank: |
S1: Critically imperiled, S2: Imperiled, S?: Uncertain (*Key) |
Global Rank: |
G5 - Secure, G_T_: Subspecies or Variety Rank (add status to NOTES section) (*Key) |
State Status: |
W1: Watch List: Rare but Relatively Secure, W7: Watch List: Poorly Known in NC (*Key) |
Notes: |
Three varieties of T. americana in NC according to Weakley's 2022 Flora; |
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The fruit has small downy nutlets suspended from a foliaceous bract. Cherokee County, NC
Larry Mellichamp |
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