Tilia europaea L.

Common linden (en), Tilleul commun (fr), Tilleul d'Europe (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Malvales > Malvaceae > Tilia

Characteristics

A hermaphrodite deciduous tree. It grows 30m high.
Life form
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination anemogamy
Spread anemochory
Mature width (meter) 1.0
Mature height (meter) 30.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
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Fruit color -
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 6-8
Soil humidity 2-7
Soil texture -
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 7-8

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible flowers
Therapeutic use Hypnotics and sedatives (flower), Nervous system diseases (flower), Parasympatholytics (flower), Cancer(Stomach) (unspecified), Hysteria (unspecified), Indigestion (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
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Optimum temperature (C°) -
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Productivity -

Images

Tilia europaea unspecified picture
Tilia europaea unspecified picture

Distribution

Tilia europaea world distribution map, present in France and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:835306-1
WFO ID wfo-0000457539
COL ID 56WTM
BDTFX ID 77122
INPN ID 161014
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Tilia pseudobliqua Tilia vulgaris Tilia x vulgaris Tilia oxycarpa Tilia carnuntiae Tilia europaea Tilia acuminata Tilia officinarum Tilia x banatica Tilia x croatica Tilia x eriostylis Tilia cordata f. vulgaris Tilia subparvifolia Tilia hybrida Tilia x intermedia Tilia communis Tilia platyphyllos subsp. grandifolia