Basswood
Synonyms: American Basswood
Scientific Name: Tilia americana
Large, coarsely toothed, heart-shaped leaves have asymmetrical bases. Twigs turn red in winter.
Basswood
Synonyms: American Basswood
Scientific Name: Tilia americana
Basswood
| Genus species: | Tilia americana | |||||||||||
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| Common Names: | Basswood, American Basswood | |||||||||||
| Family Name: | Tiliaceae 
Large deciduous trees; leaves alternate, simple, cordate-oblique, serrate, stipulate; flowers bisexual, regular, in cymose clusters on leafy bracts; fruit nutlike. | |||||||||||
| Seed Type | Angiosperm | |||||||||||
| Origin:
Native: native to North America. Non-native: not native to North America. Introduced Native: native to North America, but not Rowe Woods. * Definitions based on the USDA terminology |
Native | |||||||||||
| Category: | Tree | |||||||||||
| Flower Color: | White | |||||||||||
| Identified by: | A. Swanson | |||||||||||
| Months in Bloom The highlighted month(s) in this chart indicates the month(s) the plant has been observed blooming. | ||||||||||||
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