PLANTS Profile for Ulmus parvifolia (Chinese elm)

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Ulmus parvifolia Jacq.
Chinese elm


Symbol:		ULPA
Group:		Dicot
Family:		Ulmaceae
Growth Habit:		Tree
Duration:		Perennial
U.S. Nativity:		Introduced

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Ulmus parvifolia Jacq.

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Plant Synonyms:
Ulmus parvifolia Jacq.

ULCH

Ulmus chinensis Pers.

Plant Distribution by State:
Ulmus parvifolia Jacq.

State Distributional Map for Ulmus parvifolia Jacq.

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Ulmus parvifolia Jacq. occures in the following states: Arkansas, Arizona, California, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, North Carolina, New Jersey, Nevada, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia

Related Taxa:
Ulmus parvifolia Jacq.

View 5 genera in Ulmaceae, 14 species in Ulmus

Classification:
Ulmus parvifolia Jacq.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Hamamelidae –
Order	Urticales –
Family	Ulmaceae – Elm family
Genus	Ulmus L. – elm
Species	Ulmus parvifolia Jacq. – Chinese elm

Invasive Information:
Ulmus parvifolia Jacq.

Chinese elm
lacebark elm

This plant is considered invasive by the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each invasive plant list, or click here for a composite list of Invasive Plants of the U.S.

Hoffman, R. & K. Kearns, Eds. 1997. Wisconsin Manual of Control Recommendations for Ecologically Invasive Plants. Wisconsin Dept. Natural Resources. Madison, Wisconsin. 102pp.

Introduced Information:
Ulmus parvifolia Jacq.

This plant is introduced to the United States from another country or countries. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of U.S. introduced plants.

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Other Species Accounts and Images:
Ulmus parvifolia Jacq.

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View species account and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 19055.

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Ulmus parvifolia Jacq.

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