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slippery elm

Ulmus rubra

Description:

tree with fruit that is a flat samara

Habitat:

wooded riverbank

Notes:

Native Americans used the dried, powdered, bark of slippery elm in healing salves for wounds, boils, ulcers, burns, and skin inflammation. It was also taken orally to relieve coughs, sore throats, diarrhea, and stomach problems. Read more: http://www.umm.edu/altmed/articles/slipp...

1 species ID suggestions

Jemma
Jemma a year ago
Slippery Elm or Red Elm
Ulmus rubra Frogdawn's Nature Blog: The Mystery Tree...Revealed!

3 Comments

Hemma
Hemma a year ago

I think it is Elm too , Cindy.

Hi Anna, I believe this is an English Elm. Although the link is of Cali plants, it's not native to our area, just is found wild here. http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_...

VivBraznell
VivBraznell a year ago

Interesting spotting! Hope someone can i.d it for you

Indiana, USA

Lat: 41.63, Long: -86.96

Spotted on Mar 31, 2012
Submitted on Apr 2, 2012

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