Tilia americana L.

Basswood, American Linden

Synonyms: Tilia glabra, Tilia neglecta, Tilia heterophylla, Tilia heterophylla var. michauxii, Tilia michauxii, Tilia monticola

CLASSIFICATION

Main Group: Plant

Sublevel 1: Angiosperm

Sublevel 2: Eudicot

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Family: Malvaceae

Genus: Tilia

Species: Tilia americana

STATUS IN NEW ENGLAND

Origin: Native

Invasive, Pest, or Pathogen?: No

Rarity Designations: None

BIOLOGY/ECOLOGY

Feeding Type: Photoautotroph

Type of Spores/Gametophytes: Two types of spores, unisexual gametophytes

HABITAT

Wetland Indicator Status: FACU

PHOTOS OF Tilia americana