Tilia americana L., 1753 43% complete

American basswood

Sp. Pl.: 514 (1753)


Data sources

Each value Trefle shows for Tilia americana, with what every source says about it. When sources disagree, the strongest source is shown (how sources are ranked). Values imported before sources were recorded one by one are marked Source not recorded.

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Sourced16 Source not recorded10 Not on the record5 Sources: TRY Plant Trait Database, Earlier Trefle data
Field Shown What the sources say
Core
Author L. No source recorded
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Bibliography Sp. Pl.: 514 (1753) No source recorded
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Phylum Tracheophyta No source recorded
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Rank species No source recorded
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Status accepted No source recorded
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Year 1753 No source recorded
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Descriptive
Common name American basswood No source recorded
Source not recorded
Observations C. & E. Canada to Mexico No source recorded
Source not recorded
Morphology
Average height 2020 cm
  • 2020 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 169 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 28, 54, 68, 92, 184, 662, 818, 873, 925
Sourced
Biological type phanerophyte Sourced
Flower color yellow Sourced
Flower conspicuous true
  • true · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded
Sourced
Foliage color green Sourced
Foliage texture medium Sourced
Fruit color brown Sourced
Fruit conspicuous false No source recorded
Source not recorded
Growth form Single Stem
  • Single Stem · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded
Sourced
Growth habit Tree
  • Tree · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded
Sourced
Growth rate Moderate Sourced
Maximum height 3020 cm
  • 3020 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 4 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 28, 54, 68, 92, 184, 662, 818, 873, 925
Sourced
Vegetable false No source recorded
Source not recorded
Phenology
Duration perennial
  • perennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 189 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 28, 92, 759, 818, 918, 925
Sourced
Ecology
Nitrogen fixation None Sourced
Ph maximum pH 7.5
  • pH 7.5 · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded
Sourced
Ph minimum pH 4.5
  • pH 4.5 · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded
Sourced
Cultivation
Minimum root depth 131 cm Sourced
Usda legacy
C n ratio empty Not on the record
Other
Human usage type —
  • coppice_potential, fuelwood, human_food, lumber, naval_stores, nursery_stock, ornamental · TRY Plant Trait Database · Reported · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 68, 92
Not on the record
Propagation method —
  • bare_root, container, seed · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 92
Not on the record
Salt tolerance — Not on the record
Shade tolerance — Not on the record