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Cedar Elm
Cedar Elm
Ulmus crassifolia
Plantae
COMMON

Stats

Lifespan
Up to 100 yrs
Size
Large
Diet
Photosynthetic
Biome
Temperate woodland
Range
North America
Movement
Sessile
Breeding
Seeds
Defense
Armor
Status
Common

About

A tough, drought-tolerant elm native to the south-central US, with small leathery leaves so rough-textured they feel like sandpaper. Unlike most elms it flowers in late summer and fall rather than spring.

Life cycle

  1. 1.
    seed
    A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
  2. 2.
    sprout
    A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
  3. 3.
    sapling
    A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
  4. 4.
    mature
    Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Rosales
Family
Ulmaceae
Genus
Ulmus
Species
Ulmus crassifolia