Malvaceae FAMILY
Tilia caroliniana
Tilia caroliniana
Edibility
3/5
Medicinal
1/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Tilia caroliniana is a deciduous tree that can grow up to 20.00 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and source of materials.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeSouth-eastern N. America - Virginia to Florida, west to Texas.
HabitatGrows best in rich moist woods, or in dense hummocks by streams in the south of its range[ 229 Title The Complete Trees of N. America. Field Guide and Natural History. Publication Author Elias. T. Publisher Van Nostrand Reinhold Co. Year 1980 ISBN 0442238622 Description A very good concise guide. Gives habitats, good descriptions, maps showing distribution and a few of the uses. It also includes the many shrubs that occasionally reach tree proportions. ].