| Ulmus americanavar. floridana | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Ulmaceae |
| Genus: | Ulmus |
| Species: | |
| Variety: | U. a.var. floridana |
| Trinomial name | |
| Ulmus americanavar. floridana | |
Ulmus americana var.floridana, theFlorida elm, first described asUlmus floridana byAlvan Wentworth Chapman in the 1860s, is smaller than the type, and occurs naturally in north and centralFlorida south toLake Okeechobee.[1]
Vase-shaped, non-pendulous, growing to a maximum height of 22 metres (72 ft), with a slightly greater spread.[1][2][3] Theleaves, to 6 in long, are dark green all summer and turn yellow in autumn.[1][4]
The tree is no less susceptible toDutch elm disease, although the disease is less prevalent inFlorida.[4]
Occasionally planted as a shade and ornamental tree in Florida.[4][5]
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