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Siberian Elm - Ulmus pumila
Other Names:
Asiatic Elm, Dwarf Elm
General Description
Trees to 15 m with gray to brown furrowed bark. Twigs pubescent with ovoid, glabrous buds. Leaf blades lanceolate, 2–6 cm long, glabrous above with singly serrate margins. Flowers clustered on short pedicels; calyx with 4 to 5 lobes; anthers brownish. Samaras orbiculate, yellowish, 10–14 mm across (
Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).
Species Range
Montana Range
Range Descriptions
Non-native
Range Comments
Introduced to most of U.S.; native to Asia (Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).
Observations in Montana Natural Heritage Program Database
Number of Observations: 96
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Recency
(Observations spanning multiple months or years are excluded from time charts)
Habitat
Roadsides, disturbed fields, streambanks plains and valleys; sometimes planted as a windbreak or ornamental (
Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX; Sherman-Broyles et al. 1997 in Fl. N. Amer. Vol.3).
Management
References
- Literature Cited AboveLegend:
View Online Publication- Lesica, P., M.T. Lavin, and P.F. Stickney. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. Fort Worth, TX: BRIT Press. viii + 771 p.
- Additional ReferencesLegend: View Online Publication
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Eggers, M.J.S. 2005. Riparian vegetation of the Montana Yellowstone and cattle grazing impacts thereon. M.Sc. Thesis. Montana State University, Bozeman, MT. 125 p.- King, L.A. 1980. Effects of topsoiling and other reclamation practices on nonseeded species establishment on surface mined land at Colstrip, Montana. M.Sc. Thesis. Bozeman, MT: Montana State University. 129 p.
- Lesica, P., M.T. Lavin, and P.F. Stickney. 2022. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants, Second Edition. Fort Worth, TX: BRIT Press. viii + 779 p.
- Little, E.L., Jr. 1979. Checklist of United States trees (native and naturalized). Agriculture Handbook No. 541. U.S. Forest Service, Washington, D.C. 375 pp.
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