Plants Profile for Ulmus alata (winged elm)

General Information
Symbol:	ULAL
Group:	Dicot
Family:	Ulmaceae
Duration:	Perennial
Growth Habit:	Tree
Native Status:	L48 N
Characteristics
Data Source and Documentation

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	Native		Introduced		Both		Absent/Unreported
	Native, No County Data		Introduced, No County Data		Both, No County Data

Native Status:

L48

NAV

CAN

SPM

Images

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©J.S. Peterson. USDA NRCS National Plant Data Center (NPDC). United States, LA, East Baton Rouge Parish, Baton Rouge, Hilltop Arboretum. Usage Requirements.

©Jeff McMillian. Provided by Almost Eden. United States, LA. Usage Requirements.

W.D. Brush. Provided by National Agricultural Library. Originally from USDA Forest Service. United States, FL. Usage Requirements.

Walton R. Smith. Provided by National Agricultural Library. Originally from USDA Forest Service. United States, MS. 1945. Usage Requirements.

Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. 3 vols. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York. Vol. 1: 627. Provided by Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.

Suzanne Foster. Provided by USDA Forest Service. Usage Requirements.

Synonyms

Classification

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Rank	Scientific Name and Common Name
Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Hamamelididae
Order	Urticales
Family	Ulmaceae – Elm family
Genus	Ulmus L. – elm
Species	Ulmus alata Michx. – winged elm

Subordinate Taxa

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Legal Status

Wetland Status

Interpreting Wetland Status

North America
Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain	FACU
Eastern Mountains and Piedmont	FACU
Great Plains	FACU
Midwest	FACU

Related Links

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ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (ULAL)
Flora of North America (ULAL)
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ULAL)
Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (ULAL)
USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants (ULAL)
University of Tennessee Herbarium (Distribution) (ULAL)

Related Websites
American Phytopathological Society-Dutch Elm Disease (ULAL)
CO-Colorado State University Extension (Dutch Elm Disease) (ULAL)
Canada-Alberta-Dutch Elm Disease (ULAL)
Canada-Saskatchewan Dutch Elm Disease Association (ULAL)
Forestry Images (Dutch Elm Disease) (ULAL)
IA-Dutch Elm Disease Pest Alert (ULAL)
KS-Dutch Elm Disease (ULAL)
MN-Dutch Elm Disease Resistant Cultivars (ULAL)
MN-University of Minnesota Extension (Dutch Elm Disease) (ULAL)
NC-NCSU Plant Pathology Extension (ULAL)
ND-NDSU Dutch Elm Disease (ULAL)
NY-Cornell University (Dutch Elm Disease) (ULAL)
UK-Royal Horticultural Society (Dutch Elm Disease) (ULAL)
UK-The Microbial World (Dutch Elm Disease) (ULAL)
USDA FS Forest Health Protection (ULAL)
USDA FS-How To Identify And Manage Dutch Elm Disease (ULAL)
USDA Forest Service-Silvics of North America (ULAL)

Wildlife

Food

Source	Large Mammals	Small Mammals	Water Birds	Terrestrial Birds
Gee	Minor

Cover

Source	Large Mammals	Small Mammals	Water Birds	Terrestrial Birds
Gee

Sources

Gee, K.L., M.D. Porter, S. Demarais, F.C. Bryant, and G.V. Vreede. 1994. White-tailed deer: Their foods and management in the Cross Timbers. Ardmore.

Description of Values

Value Class	Food	Cover
High	Average 25-50% of diet	Regular source of cover
Low	5-10% of diet	Infrequently used as cover
Minor	2-5% of diet	Sparsely used as cover
Moderate	Average 10-25% of diet	Occasional source of cover