American Basswood
Tilia americana L.
Tilia americana, known as American Basswood, is a tree species in the Malvaceae family. It is native to eastern North America, ranging from southeast Manitoba to New Brunswick, southwest to northeast Oklahoma, and southeast to South Carolina. It is also found west along the Niobrara River to Cherry County, Nebraska. The species is the only representative of the genus Tilia in the Western Hemisphere, with T. caroliniana considered a subspecies or local ecotype. The name was first published in 1753 by Linnaeus.
Description
Tilia americana is native to a wide range in eastern North America, including parts of Canada and the United States. It is also present in several European countries, including Belgium, France, the Netherlands, and Italy. The species is distinguished as the sole representative of its genus in the Western Hemisphere, under the assumption that T. caroliniana is a subspecies or ecotype of T. americana. The name was first described by Linnaeus in 1753. The tree is commonly known as American Basswood and is also referred to as American linden in some regions.
Other common names
American BasswoodAmerican LindenBasswoodWhite BasswoodWhitewood
Distribution
Manitoba · New Brunswick · Ontario · Quebec · Saskatchewan · Belgium · France · The Netherlands · Great Britain · IT · Italy · SE · Vermont-US · AM · DK · Global · Alabama · Arkansas · Connecticut · Delaware · District of Columbia · Florida · Georgia · Illinois · Indiana · Iowa · Kansas · Kentucky · Louisiana · Maine
Synonyms
Tilia relictaTilia stenopetalaTilia venulosaTilia texanaTilia velutinaTilia longifoliaTilia ludoviciaTilia laxifloraTilia laxifloraTilia latifoliaTilia lataTilia inciso-dentataTilia hypoleucaTilia palmeriTilia pallidaTilia phaneraTilia pertomentosaTilia mississippiensisTilia nigraTilia nudaTilia canadensisTilia crenoserrataTilia cocksiiTilia americana subsp. heterophyllaTilia asheiTilia grataTilia hollandicaTilia heterophyllaTilia excellensTilia alabamensis