Tilia americana
American lime, American linden, American basswood, Basswood, White Basswood, Whitewood, Teileog Mheiriceá, <B>American Basswood</B>, Asigobaami-mazinichigan, Weegobee, Wiigbimish, Wiigibiish, Wiigob, Wiigobaatig, Wiigobiishaatig, Wiigobimizh
Description
Plant native to the eastern regions of North America. Large tree with expanded, rounded crown tending to a regular growth habit. Dense branching, deep green leaves that turn yellow in autumn.
Flowering in early July is particularly welcome as it is very fragrant and an important source of nectar for honey bees.
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Magnoliophyta
- Class
- Angiospermae
- Order
- Malvales
- Family
- Malvaceae
- Genus
- Tilia
- Species
- Tilia americana
Synonyms (43)
- Tilia alabamensis
- Tilia apposita
- Tilia ashei
- Tilia australis
- Tilia canadensis
- Tilia caroliniana
- Tilia cocksii
- Tilia crenoserrata
- Tilia eburnea
- Tilia excellens
- Tilia floridana
- Tilia georgiana
- Tilia glabra
- Tilia heterophylla
- Tilia hypoleuca
- Tilia incisodentata
- Tilia lasioclada
- Tilia lata
- Tilia latifolia
- Tilia laxiflora
- Tilia leptophylla
- Tilia leucocarpa
- Tilia littoralis
- Tilia longifolia
- Tilia michauxii
- Tilia mississippensis
- Tilia monticola
- Tilia neglecta
- Tilia nigra
- Tilia nuda
- Tilia opposita
- Tilia pallida
- Tilia palmeri
- Tilia pertomentosa
- Tilia phanera
- Tilia porracea
- Tilia relicta
- Tilia stellata
- Tilia stenopetala
- Tilia tenera
- Tilia texana
- Tilia truncata
- Tilia venulosa
