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Ulmus canescens (Hoary Elm) |
Ulmus canescens (ULMACEAE.)
Images for this profile are taken from the Maltese Islands at or after year 2000. |
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| Nomenclature and Basic Information |
Species name : |
Ulmus canescensMelville
Published in Melville, Kew Bull. 1957: 499 (1958) | Synonyms :
(basionym or principal syn.) |
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Plant Family : | Ulmaceae
Mirbel (The Elm Family)
5 species from the Ulmaceae family are recorded from the Maltese Islands. | English name(s) : | Hoary Elm, Grey-leaved Elm, Mediterranean Elm | Maltese name(s) : | Nemmiesa, Siġra tan-nemus, Ulmu selvaġġ | Status for Malta : | Indigenous. Present on the Maltese islands before man | Frequency : | Very Common Common Frequent
Scarce
Rare Very rare Extinct
| Growth form : |
Raunkiaer lifeform [info]: Macro-Phanerophyte (high trees usually over 10m )
Germination [info]: Dicotyledon | Legal Protection [link]: | Protected by law: schedule I of LN200/2011 AND schedule III of LN311/2006. (Strictly protected tree species) | Red List (1989) : | This species has a threatened status and is listed in the Red Data Book of the Maltese Islands | Flowering Time : | May-Jun | Colour of Flowers: | Inconspicuous |
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| Species Description and Distribution |
Habitat in Europe: |
Data will be available in the next update of this website. |
Preferred habitat in Malta: |
Data will be available in the next update of this website. |
Botanical Description: |
Resembling Ulmus minor but the twigs in the first year densely and softly white-pubescent; leaves ovate-elliptical, crenate-serrate, densely greyish-pubescent; lateral veins 12-16(-18) pairs. |
Distributional range: |
C. & E. Mediterranean region. |
Distributional map in Europe
and the Mediterranean region (2018):
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Occurrences in Europe.
(from Flora Europaea pre year 1993): |
Crete, Greece, Italy (excl. Sicily and Sardignia), ex-Jugoslavia, Sardinia, Sicily and/or Malta, Introduced in Romania |
Occurrences in Europe and the Mediterranean region.
(Euro+Med Checklist, 2017) -
Country codes |
? AE(G) Ag Cg Cr Ct Cy Gr Ir It Jo Li Mk Sa dSi(M) Si(S) Sy Tu(A E) [nRm] |
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