Small-leaved Elm - Ulmus minor subsp. minor

Alternative names
Narrow-leaved Elm
Description

The leaves are stalked, often asymmetrical at their base, narrow, smooth and bright shiny green above with 7 to 12 pairs of lateral veins.

Identification difficulty
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Habitat

Hedgerows - often surviving Dutch Elm disease but producing suckers.

When to see it

In flower during February and March followed by the leaves.

Life History

Perennial.

UK Status

Widespread in the Midlands and south eastern England, but less well recorded elsewhere in Britain.

VC55 Status

Fairly frequent in Leicestershire and Rutland. In the 1979 Flora survey of Leicestershire it was found in 346 of the 617 tetrads.

Leicestershire & Rutland Map

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Species profile

Common names
Coritanian Elm, Small-leaved Elm
Species group:
Trees, Shrubs & Climbers
Kingdom:
Plantae
Order:
Rosales
Family:
Ulmaceae
Records on NatureSpot:
10
First record:
23/04/2007 (Dave Wood)
Last record:
14/08/2021 (Cann, Alan)

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