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Ulmus minor Mill.

Small-leaved elm (en), Orme champêtre (fr), Orme mineur (fr), Petit orme (fr), Orme cilié (fr), Ormeau (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Rosales > Ulmaceae > Ulmus

Characteristics

Perennial tree, 2-40 m high; deciduous; bark brown to grey, rough, flaking. Leaves alternate, pinnately veined, broadly ovate, discolorous; rough and dull above, puberulous below, apex acuminate; petioles up to 11 mm long. Inflorescences pendent fascicles, axillary. Perianth deeply lobed. Stamens 3-5, usually exserted; anthers reniform. Fruit a glabrous samara with 2 wings, rind brown, up to 17 mm long. Seeds flattened, ovate. Flowering time Mar.
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Pending. See Bibliography.
A tree.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination anemogamy
Spread anemochory
Mature width (meter) 20.0
Mature height (meter) 30.0
Root system creeping-root tap-root
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) 0.3
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color
Fruiting months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Mixed and broad-leaved woods, wood margins, coppices, in mountain areas on floodplains, in the steppe zone in gully woods.
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Recorded from disturbed sites near settlement; roadsides, creekline.
It is a temperate plant.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-8

Usage

The immature seeds are eaten raw as a snack.
Uses dye environmental use fiber gene source material medicinal ornamental poison social use timber wood
Edible barks flowers fruits leaves saps seeds
Therapeutic use Sudorific (unspecified), Tumor (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings, graftings or seedlings.
Mode cuttings graftings seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) 3
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Ulmus minor habit picture by Bernard Fabier (cc-by-sa)
Ulmus minor habit picture by Dabronzo Carlo (cc-by-sa)
Ulmus minor habit picture by Lucas Bailleul (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Ulmus minor leaf picture by ciganda juan (cc-by-sa)
Ulmus minor leaf picture by lancioni andrea (cc-by-sa)
Ulmus minor leaf picture by mario (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Ulmus minor flower picture by Michel Lecoq (cc-by-sa)
Ulmus minor flower picture by Teresoulini (cc-by-sa)
Ulmus minor flower picture by Theophile Pozet (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Ulmus minor fruit picture by roberto (cc-by-sa)
Ulmus minor fruit picture by Frédéric Vivien (cc-by-sa)
Ulmus minor fruit picture by Jacques Maréchal (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Ulmus minor world distribution map, present in Albania, Australia, Austria, Bulgaria, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Canada, Algeria, Spain, France, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Greece, Croatia, Hungary, Libya, Morocco, North Macedonia, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, Tunisia, United States of America, and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:856890-1
WFO ID wfo-0000416674
COL ID 7DFNR
BDTFX ID 70265
INPN ID 128154
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Ulmus glabra f. sarniensis Ulmus campestris f. monumentalis Ulmus campestris f. virens Ulmus modiolina Ulmus wheatleyi Ulmus rotundifolia Ulmus rosseelsii Ulmus reticulata Ulmus purpurea Ulmus stricta Ulmus suberosa Ulmus sparsa Ulmus aurea Ulmus carpinifolia Ulmus x ambigua Ulmus minor Ulmus nemorosa Ulmus tetrandra Ulmus tiliifolia Ulmus surculosa Ulmus tortuosa Ulmus sarniensis Ulmus sativa Ulmus corylifolia Ulmus nuda Ulmus nitens Ulmus monumentalis Ulmus nana Ulmus foliacea Ulmus diversifolia Ulmus fastigiata Ulmus vulgaris Ulmus virens Ulmus x planereoides Ulmus plotii Ulmus procera Ulmus asperrima Ulmus anglica Ulmus angustifolia Ulmus coritana Ulmus uzbekistanica Ulmus wyssotzky Ulmus densa Ulmus araxina Ulmus georgica Ulmus grossheimii Ulmus fungosa Ulmus glabra Ulmus cucullata Ulmus carpinifolia Ulmus campestris f. suberosoalata Ulmus campestris f. vulgaris Ulmus campestris f. laevis Ulmus campestris f. suberosa Ulmus minor subsp. sarniensis Ulmus minor subsp. procera Ulmus minor var. lockii Ulmus minor var. cornubiensis Ulmus minor subsp. angustifolia Ulmus minor var. suberosa Ulmus minor var. vulgaris Ulmus campestris var. planifolia Ulmus campestris var. sarniensis Ulmus campestris var. vulgaris Ulmus campestris var. cornubiensis Ulmus campestris var. stricta Ulmus campestris var. glabra Ulmus campestris var. fungosa Ulmus nitens var. stricta Ulmus foliacea var. stricta Ulmus carpinifolia var. cornubiensis Ulmus stricta var. sarniensis Ulmus stricta var. wheatleyi Ulmus nitens var. wheatleyi Ulmus campestris var. wheatleyi Ulmus foliosa var. wheatleyi Ulmus sativa var. lockii Ulmus campestris var. angustifolia Ulmus stricta var. goodyeri Ulmus campestris var. mollis Ulmus campestris var. parvifolia Ulmus campestris var. laevis Ulmus pumila var. suberosa Ulmus campestris var. suberosa Ulmus campestris subsp. vulgaris Ulmus campestris subsp. amplifolia Ulmus campestris var. rotundifolia Ulmus suberosa var. folia-variegata-pendula Ulmus angustifolia var. cornubiensis Ulmus carpinifolia f. sarniensis Ulmus glabra f. propendens Ulmus campestris f. propendens Ulmus campestris f. pendula Ulmus campestris f. umbraculifera Ulmus campestris f. sarniensis Ulmus campestris f. tortuosa Ulmus campestris f. concavifolia Ulmus campestris f. purpurea Ulmus campestris f. variegata
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