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Ulmaceae

Called “elm family” in GBIF

The Ulmaceae are a family of flowering plants that includes the elms, and the zelkovas. Members of the family are widely distributed throughout the north temperate zone, and have a scattered distribution elsewhere except for Australasia.

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133
accepted species in GBIF
Source: GBIF
27
genera in GBIF
Source: GBIF
3
plants on Plant News
3
research articles
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What science is finding about Ulmaceae

Every article on Plant News that mentions a member of this family, newest first.

Latest finding

Disease-resistant elms host different microbes and DNA chemistry

Scientists compared the microbes and DNA/RNA chemistry of two elm species, one resistant to Dutch elm disease and one highly vulnerable, and found the resistant tree hosts different bacteria, fungi, and lichens along with distinct chemical markers on its genetic material, hinting at what might help it fend off the deadly fungus.

Shade limits understory trees far more than weather does

Shade-tolerant trees you plant beneath a canopy, like hornbeam or field maple, won't respond to a warm spell the way...

Fluttering Elm forest-ecology / phenology

Effects of light intensity on the growth and photosynthetic physiology of Zelkova schneideriana seedlings.

When you're tucking a young tree into dappled shade beneath older trees, the difference between 50% sunlight and full sun can...

Schneider's Zelkova shade-tolerance / forest-restoration