Family: Ulmaceae

Ulmus americana
Ulmus americana   L.  -  American Elm
Photo © by Steven Clemants
Taken at Prospect Park, Brooklyn, NY, 1996.

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Last Modified 03/19/2013

List of Ulmaceae Genera

References to Ulmaceae

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  • Killingbeck, K. T. 1985. Autumnal resorption and accretion of trace metals in gallery forest tress. Ecology 66: 283-6. (Cu, Fe, Mn, & Zn)
  • Knudsen, G. J. 1978. Rock elm, Ulmus thomasii. Bull. Nat. Resourc. Wisconsin 41(2): 31. (Ref. in Bibliogr. Agric. 42(2):015931. 1978)
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