PLANTS Profile for Tilia americana var. heterophylla (American basswood)

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Tilia americana L. var. heterophylla (Vent.) Loudon
American basswood

Symbol:

TIAMH

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Tiliaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Tree

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		I

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Photo of Tilia americana L. var. heterophylla (Vent.) Loudon

Tilia heterophylla

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Tilia americana L. var. heterophylla (Vent.) Loudon

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Synonyms:
Tilia americana L. var. heterophylla (Vent.) Loudon

	TIEB	Tilia eburnea Ashe
	TIHE	Tilia heterophylla Vent.
	TIHEM	Tilia heterophylla Vent. var. michauxii (Nutt.) Sarg.
	TILA5	Tilia lasioclada Sarg.
	TIMI5	Tilia michauxii Nutt.
	TIMO2	Tilia monticola Sarg.

Distribution:
Tilia americana L. var. heterophylla (Vent.) Loudon


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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AL, AR, DC, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MO, MS, NC, NJ, NY, OH, PA, SC, TN, VA, WV), CAN (NB, ON)

Related Taxa:
Tilia americana L. var. heterophylla (Vent.) Loudon

View 10 genera in Tiliaceae, 10 species in Tilia, 3 varieties in Tilia americana L.

Classification:
Tilia americana L. var. heterophylla (Vent.) Loudon

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Dilleniidae
Order	Malvales
Family	Tiliaceae – Linden family
Genus	Tilia L. – basswood
Species	Tilia americana L. – American basswood
Variety	Tilia americana L. var. heterophylla (Vent.) Loudon – American basswood

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Tilia americana L. var. heterophylla (Vent.) Loudon

The synonyms italicized and indented below are listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Illinois:
Tilia heterophylla
white basswood		Endangered

Introduced Information:
Tilia americana L. var. heterophylla (Vent.) Loudon

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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Wetland Indicator Status:

NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]). For updated wetland information about this species, see the latest wetland list.

Tilia americana L. var. heterophylla (Vent.) Loudon

Tilia americana:

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