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Ulmaceae FAMILY

Ulmus minor

Ulmus minor

Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Ulmus minor is a deciduous shrub or a tree with a pyramidal to upright crown; it can grow up to 30 metres tall[ 74 Title Flora of the USSR. Publication Author Komarov. V. L. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Israel Program for Scientific Translation Year 1968 ISBN - Description An immense (25 or more large volumes) and not yet completed translation of the Russian flora. Full of information on plant uses and habitats but heavy going for casual readers. It can be downloaded from the Internet. , 200 Title The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. Publication Author Huxley. A. Publisher MacMillan Press Year 1992 ISBN 0-333-47494-5 Description Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and source of materials. The wood is sometimrs harvested on a commercial basis. It is extensively grown in parks, large gardens and as a roadside tree[ 74 Title Flora of the USSR. Publication Author Komarov. V. L. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Israel Program for Scientific Translation Year 1968 ISBN - Description An immense (25 or more large volumes) and not yet completed translation of the Russian flora. Full of information on plant uses and habitats but heavy going for casual readers. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate
Native RangeEurasia - Sweden to Portugal, east to Kazakhstan, the Caucasus, Turkey and the Levant; N. Africa - Algeria, Libya.
HabitatMixed and broad-leaved woods, wood margins, coppices, in mountain areas on floodplains, in the steppe zone in gully woods[ 74 Title Flora of the USSR. Publication Author Komarov. V. L. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Israel Program for Scientific Translation Year 1968 ISBN - Description An immense (25 or more large volumes) and not yet completed translation of the Russian flora. Full of information on plant uses and habitats but heavy going for casual readers. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ].