Tilia americana

Classification	Flowering Plants
Family	Malvaceae
Family (Traditional)	Tiliaceae
Genus	Tilia
Species	Tilia americana L.
Common Name	American basswood
Growth Habit	Tree
Duration	Perennial
Plant Notes	**
C value
Status	Native, FACU (NWPL)
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** Not applicable or data not available.

Subspecies and Varieties

Distribution Map: Based on vouchered plant specimens only. View county names by placing the mouse cursor over a particular county.

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Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on an accession number to view full details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Allen, Boone, Carroll, Clay, Clinton, Decatur, Delaware, Fayette, Fountain, Franklin, Grant, Greene, Hancock, Hendricks, Howard, Jennings, Johnson, Knox, Kosciusko, LaGrange, Madison, Marion, Miami, Montgomery, Morgan, Ohio, Owen, Parke, Porter, Posey, Putnam, Randolph, Ripley, Switzerland, Tippecanoe, Tipton, Union, Vermillion, Wabash, Warren

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: BUT

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1922 - 1994

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
25087			45b	BUT Tilia americana L.
154554	Montgomery	20 May 1961	A.E. Brooks 18685	BUT Tilia americana L.
63562	Tippecanoe	09 Jun 1942	Charles M. Ek	BUT Tilia americana L.
49473	Howard	23 Jun 1938	Charles M. Ek	BUT Tilia americana L.
19013	Montgomery	21 Oct 1963	Gary Gherardini 32	BUT Tilia americana L.
154557	Warren	22 Aug 1991	Gayle Tonkovich 259	BUT Tilia americana L.
154555	Montgomery	18 Oct 1939	John Hanna 16071	BUT Tilia americana L.
92764	Porter	04 Jul 1922	Marcus W. Lyon, Jr.	BUT Tilia americana L.
105709	Madison	16 Jun 1992	P. E. Rothrock 2512	BUT Tilia americana L.
154552	Allen	19 Jun 1994	P. E. Rothrock 3300	BUT Tilia americana L.
154556	Tippecanoe	26 Jun 1961	R. A. deLanglade 18732	BUT Tilia americana L.
154558	Marion		Raelene M. Crandall	BUT Tilia americana L.
5819	Marion		Ray C. Friesner 1148	BUT Tilia americana L.
5828	Marion		Ray C. Friesner 1148	BUT Tilia americana L.
154553	Marion		Ray C. Friesner 1148	BUT Tilia americana L.
16826	Marion	27 Feb 1933	Ray C. Friesner 5492	BUT Tilia americana L.
47837	Posey	14 May 1939	Ray C. Friesner 13361	BUT Tilia americana L.
37948	Grant	17 May 1936	Ray C. Friesner 9836	BUT Tilia americana L.
37950	Delaware	17 May 1936	Ray C. Friesner 9860	BUT Tilia americana L.
99006	Fountain	21 May 1932	Ray C. Friesner 4308	BUT Tilia americana L.
39259	Kosciusko	22 May 1937	Ray C. Friesner 10481	BUT Tilia americana L.
39177	Miami	23 May 1937	Ray C. Friesner 10536	BUT Tilia americana L.
14580	Montgomery	03 Jun 1933	Ray C. Friesner 5702	BUT Tilia americana L.
67602	Tipton	05 Jun 1943	Ray C. Friesner 17605	BUT Tilia americana L.
4138	Marion	10 Jun 1930	Ray C. Friesner	BUT Tilia americana L.
4128	Montgomery	10 Jun 1930	Ray C. Friesner	BUT Tilia americana L.
41546	Switzerland	11 Jun 1938	Ray C. Friesner 11950	BUT Tilia americana L.
55562	Wabash	14 Jun 1941	Ray C. Friesner 15356	BUT Tilia americana L.
41841	Ohio	18 Jun 1938	Ray C. Friesner 12034	BUT Tilia americana L.
18334	Marion	20 Jun 1934	Ray C. Friesner 7555	BUT Tilia americana L.
41338	Ripley	25 Jun 1938	Ray C. Friesner 12354	BUT Tilia americana L.
32465	Grant	27 Jun 1936	Ray C. Friesner 9914	BUT Tilia americana L.
78034	Union	29 Jun 1946	Ray C. Friesner 20637	BUT Tilia americana L.
70822	Fayette	01 Jul 1944	Ray C. Friesner 18222	BUT Tilia americana L.
38415	Warren	03 Jul 1937	Ray C. Friesner 10999	BUT Tilia americana L.
14753	Fountain	04 Jul 1933	Ray C. Friesner 5968	BUT Tilia americana L.
10062	Jennings	09 Jul 1932	Ray C. Friesner 4383	BUT Tilia americana L.
86026	Warren	09 Jul 1949	Ray C. Friesner 22815	BUT Tilia americana L.
6967	Montgomery	11 Jul 1931	Ray C. Friesner 3144	BUT Tilia americana L.
93616	Clinton	14 Jul 1951	Ray C. Friesner 24328	BUT Tilia americana L.
95179	Switzerland	15 Jul 1950	Ray C. Friesner 23554	BUT Tilia americana L.
62655	Boone	18 Jul 1942	Ray C. Friesner 17011	BUT Tilia americana L.
81350	Clay	19 Jul 1947	Ray C. Friesner 21690	BUT Tilia americana L.
81351	Clay	19 Jul 1947	Ray C. Friesner 21690	BUT Tilia americana L.
70821	Randolph	22 Jul 1944	Ray C. Friesner 18430	BUT Tilia americana L.
76825	Decatur	27 Jul 1946	Ray C. Friesner 20864	BUT Tilia americana L.
12030	Owen	30 Jul 1932	Ray C. Friesner 4541	BUT Tilia americana L.
74251	Vermillion	11 Aug 1945	Ray C. Friesner 19459	BUT Tilia americana L.
20344	Knox	11 Sep 1934	Ray C. Friesner 7962	BUT Tilia americana L.
20486	Knox	13 Sep 1934	Ray C. Friesner	BUT Tilia americana L.
20480	Clay	13 Sep 1934	Ray C. Friesner 8076	BUT Tilia americana L.
9939	Greene	17 Sep 1932	Ray C. Friesner 5270	BUT Tilia americana L.
77732	Ripley	21 Sep 1946	Ray C. Friesner 21104	BUT Tilia americana L.
10201	Hancock	24 Sep 1932	Ray C. Friesner 5387	BUT Tilia americana L.
74113	Franklin	29 Sep 1945	Ray C. Friesner 19916	BUT Tilia americana L.
14450	Johnson	30 Sep 1933	Ray C. Friesner 6993	BUT Tilia americana L.
73479	Carroll	06 Oct 1945	Ray C. Friesner 20042	BUT Tilia americana L.
17795	Putnam	07 Oct 1933	Ray C. Friesner 7058	BUT Tilia americana L.
14991	Hendricks	07 Oct 1933	Ray C. Friesner 7143	BUT Tilia americana L.
17104	Decatur	14 Oct 1933	Ray C. Friesner 7169	BUT Tilia americana L.
7577	Marion	18 Oct 1931	Ray C. Friesner 3792	BUT Tilia americana L.
90777	Fountain	18 Nov 1950	Ray C. Friesner 23978	BUT Tilia americana L.
5950	Parke	31 Jul 1930	Rexford F. Daubenmire	BUT Tilia americana L.
22739	Morgan	16 Jul 1933	Scott McCoy	BUT Tilia americana L.
14276	Marion	13 Aug 1933	Scott McCoy	BUT Tilia americana L.
54481	Marion	19 Aug 1934	Scott McCoy 2233	BUT Tilia americana L.
156085	LaGrange	5/20/1976	Lee Casebere	BUT Tilia americana L.

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