Ulmus glaucescens var. lasiocarpa

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Ulmus glaucescens var. lasiocarpa
Conservation status
Least Concern
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Rosales Family: Ulmaceae Genus: Ulmus Species: Ulmus glaucescens
Trinomial name
Ulmus glaucescens var. lasiocarpa Rehder

Ulmus glaucescens var. lasiocarpa Rehder is distinguished by a "samara densely pubescent when young, with scattered hairs when mature. Fl. and fr. March - May."^[1]. The tree is found along rivers and mountain slopes at elevations between 2500 m - 2600 m in the provinces of Hebei, Henan, Liaoning, Nei Mongol, Ningxia, eastern Qinghai, and Shanxi; it is not known to have been introduced to Europe but specimens are grown in North America, and in Australia^[2] in cool, humid montane conditions near Adelaide.

There are no known cultivars of this taxon, nor is it known to be available from any nurseries.

Contents 1 Arboreta etc. accessions 1.1 North America 1.2 Australasia 2 References

[edit] Arboreta etc. accessions

[edit] North America

• Morton Arboretum, Illinois, acc. no. 537-76, raised from seed sent by the Beijing Botanic Garden.

[edit] Australasia

• Mount Lofty Botanic Garden, Piccadilly, South Australia. One tree, raised from seed sent by the Beijing Botanic Garden, planted out c. 1984, and 4.5 m high with a d.b.h. of 30 cm in 2008.

[edit] References