Ulmus pumila

Ulmus pumila
Gobi Desert of Mongolia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Ulmaceae
Genus: Ulmus
Species:
U. pumila
Binomial name
Ulmus pumila
Synonyms
  • Ulmus campestris var. pumila Ledeb.
  • Ulmus campestris L. var. pumila (L.) Maxim.
  • Ulmus gobicus Anon.
  • Ulmus humilis Amman ex Steud.
  • Ulmus manshurica Nakai
  • Ulmus microphylla Persoon
  • Ulmus pumila var. genuina Skvort.
  • Ulmus pumila var. microphylla Persoon
  • Ulmus pumila var. transbaicalensis Pallas

Ulmus pumila, the Siberian elm, is a tree native to Asia. It is also known as the Asiatic elm and dwarf elm, but sometimes miscalled the 'Chinese elm' (Ulmus parvifolia). U. pumila has been widely cultivated throughout Asia, North America, Argentina, and southern Europe, becoming naturalized in many places, notably across much of the United States.[2][3]

  1. ^ Barstow, M. (2018). "Ulmus pumila". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T61967372A61967374. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T61967372A61967374.en. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Ulmus pumila". County-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA). Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2014.
  3. ^ Hirsch, H.; Brunet, J.; Zalapa, J.; Von Wehrden, H.; Hartmann, M.; Kleindienst, C.; Schlautman, B.; Kosman, E.; Wesche, K.; Renison, D.; Hensen, I. (2017). "Intra- and interspecific hybridization in invasive Siberian elm". Biol Invasions. 19 (6): 1889–1904. doi:10.1007/s10530-017-1404-6. hdl:10019.1/122672. S2CID 42755808.