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Ben Ferguson
WINGED ELM
WINGED ELM
Winged Elm, Ulmus alata Michx., has also been
called Wahoo Elm.
CLASSIFICATION
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)
SHAPE, FORM, TYPE
The Winged elm is a small to medium tree that
can grow to 60 feet in height. They have smaller
crowns that are oblong and fairly narrow.
Figure 1
BARK
The bark is dark gray in color. There are shallow
furrows in the bark.
Figure 2
TWIG
The twigs are slender and gray or brown in color.
They can be either smooth or slightly hairy and
are up to ¼ inch thick.
Figure 3
LEAF
The leaves are simple and they alternate. The
blades are pointed at the tip, elliptic to oblonglanceolate and they are asymmetrical at the
base. They grow up to three inches in length,
and are doubly toothed. They are green and
smooth/slightly rough on the surface and paler
and hairy on the bottom. The leafstalks are
Figure 4
short, stout, and hairy.
BUD
The buds are narrow and pointed. They are brown
in color and are smooth/slightly hairy and are
¼ in long.
Figure 5
FLOWER
The flowers grow in drooping clusters of 2 to 7.
They appear before the leaves unfold and they
are greenish, small, and hairy.
Figure 6
FRUIT
The fruit of the Winged elm are oblong and
winged. They are up to 1/3 inched long and
hairy along the edge of the fruit. The wings are
notched at the top of the fruit and each one
surrounds a central seed.
Figure 7
HABITAT AND RANGE
Winged elms can be found along dry cliffs,
wooded slopes, and sometimes in low woods.
They reach from Virginia to Missouri, south to
Texas and east to Florida.
Figure 8
USES
They can be used as firewood, tool handles and
can be made into small wooden articles.
REFERENCES IMAGES
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http://web.fccj.org/~dbyres/welm/elm2.jpg Figure 1 Retrieved 6/24/10
http://www.duke.edu/~cwcook/trees/ulal2723.jpg Figure 2 Retrieved
6/24/10
http://www.cas.vanderbilt.edu/bioimages/u/wulal--tw11162.jpg Figure 3
Retrieved 6/24/10
http://www.cas.vanderbilt.edu/bioimages/image/u/ulal--lf29781.htm
Figure 4 Retrieved 6/24/10
https://fp.auburn.edu/sfws/samuelson/dendrology/images/ulmaceae/wng
_elm_bud5.jpg Figure 5 Retrieved 6/24/10
http://www.cas.vanderbilt.edu/bioimages/image/u/ulal--fl31156.htm
Figure 6 Retrieved 6/24/10
http://www.cas.vanderbilt.edu/bioimages/image/u/ulal--fr20088.htm
Figure 7 Retrieved 6/24/10
http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=ULAL Figure 8 Retrieved
6/24/10
REFERENCES INFORMATION
http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=ULA
L Retrieved 6/24/10
Mohlenbrock, R. H. Forest trees of illinois.
Retrieved 6/24/10