Taxon: Tilia americana L. var. americana

Summary

Genus:

Tilia

Family:

Malvaceae

Subfamily:

Tilioideae

Nomen number:

411223

Verified:

06/29/1998 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

1 (1 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Tilia americana L. (11 active accession[s])
Tilia americana L. var. caroliniana (Mill.) Castigl. (0 active accession[s])
Tilia americana L. var. heterophylla (Vent.) Loudon (4 active accession[s])
Tilia americana L. var. mexicana (Schltr.) Hardin (0 active accession[s])

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Tilia glabra Vent.
Tilia neglecta Spach

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)

Hardin, J. W. 1990. Variation patterns and recognition of varieties of Tilia americana s.l. Syst. Bot. 15:43. www.aspt.net/systematic-botany
Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening Note: = Tilia americana
Kartesz, J. T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland.
Little, E. L., Jr. 1978. Important forest trees of the United States
Wetter, M. A. et al. WISFLORA: Wisconsin vascular plant species (on-line resource).
Wofford, B. E. Database of Tennessee vascular plants (on-line resource).

Common names

Language	Name	seq	Citation
English	American basswood	1	Hardin, J. W. 1990. Variation patterns and recognition of varieties of Tilia americana s.l. Syst. Bot. 15:43. www.aspt.net/systematic-botany
English	American lime	1	Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening Note: = Tilia americana
English	American linden	1	Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening Note: = Tilia americana
German	amerikanische Linde	2	Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note	Reference
1	Native	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	New Brunswick		Hardin, J. W. 1990. Variation patterns and recognition of varieties of Tilia americana s.l. Syst. Bot. 15:43. www.aspt.net/systematic-botany
1	Native	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	Ontario		Hardin, J. W. 1990. Variation patterns and recognition of varieties of Tilia americana s.l. Syst. Bot. 15:43. www.aspt.net/systematic-botany
1	Native	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	Québec		Hardin, J. W. 1990. Variation patterns and recognition of varieties of Tilia americana s.l. Syst. Bot. 15:43. www.aspt.net/systematic-botany
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Illinois		Hardin, J. W. 1990. Variation patterns and recognition of varieties of Tilia americana s.l. Syst. Bot. 15:43. www.aspt.net/systematic-botany
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Iowa		Hardin, J. W. 1990. Variation patterns and recognition of varieties of Tilia americana s.l. Syst. Bot. 15:43. www.aspt.net/systematic-botany
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Kansas		Hardin, J. W. 1990. Variation patterns and recognition of varieties of Tilia americana s.l. Syst. Bot. 15:43. www.aspt.net/systematic-botany
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Minnesota		Hardin, J. W. 1990. Variation patterns and recognition of varieties of Tilia americana s.l. Syst. Bot. 15:43. www.aspt.net/systematic-botany
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Missouri		Hardin, J. W. 1990. Variation patterns and recognition of varieties of Tilia americana s.l. Syst. Bot. 15:43. www.aspt.net/systematic-botany
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Nebraska		Hardin, J. W. 1990. Variation patterns and recognition of varieties of Tilia americana s.l. Syst. Bot. 15:43. www.aspt.net/systematic-botany
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	North Dakota		Hardin, J. W. 1990. Variation patterns and recognition of varieties of Tilia americana s.l. Syst. Bot. 15:43. www.aspt.net/systematic-botany
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	South Dakota		Hardin, J. W. 1990. Variation patterns and recognition of varieties of Tilia americana s.l. Syst. Bot. 15:43. www.aspt.net/systematic-botany
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Wisconsin		Wetter, M. A. et al. WISFLORA: Wisconsin vascular plant species (on-line resource).
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Connecticut		Hardin, J. W. 1990. Variation patterns and recognition of varieties of Tilia americana s.l. Syst. Bot. 15:43. www.aspt.net/systematic-botany
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Maine		Hardin, J. W. 1990. Variation patterns and recognition of varieties of Tilia americana s.l. Syst. Bot. 15:43. www.aspt.net/systematic-botany
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Massachusetts		Hardin, J. W. 1990. Variation patterns and recognition of varieties of Tilia americana s.l. Syst. Bot. 15:43. www.aspt.net/systematic-botany
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	New Hampshire		Hardin, J. W. 1990. Variation patterns and recognition of varieties of Tilia americana s.l. Syst. Bot. 15:43. www.aspt.net/systematic-botany
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	New Jersey		Hardin, J. W. 1990. Variation patterns and recognition of varieties of Tilia americana s.l. Syst. Bot. 15:43. www.aspt.net/systematic-botany
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	New York		Hardin, J. W. 1990. Variation patterns and recognition of varieties of Tilia americana s.l. Syst. Bot. 15:43. www.aspt.net/systematic-botany
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Ohio		Hardin, J. W. 1990. Variation patterns and recognition of varieties of Tilia americana s.l. Syst. Bot. 15:43. www.aspt.net/systematic-botany
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Pennsylvania		Hardin, J. W. 1990. Variation patterns and recognition of varieties of Tilia americana s.l. Syst. Bot. 15:43. www.aspt.net/systematic-botany
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Vermont		Hardin, J. W. 1990. Variation patterns and recognition of varieties of Tilia americana s.l. Syst. Bot. 15:43. www.aspt.net/systematic-botany
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	West Virginia		Hardin, J. W. 1990. Variation patterns and recognition of varieties of Tilia americana s.l. Syst. Bot. 15:43. www.aspt.net/systematic-botany
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Arkansas		Hardin, J. W. 1990. Variation patterns and recognition of varieties of Tilia americana s.l. Syst. Bot. 15:43. www.aspt.net/systematic-botany
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Kentucky		Hardin, J. W. 1990. Variation patterns and recognition of varieties of Tilia americana s.l. Syst. Bot. 15:43. www.aspt.net/systematic-botany
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Maryland		Hardin, J. W. 1990. Variation patterns and recognition of varieties of Tilia americana s.l. Syst. Bot. 15:43. www.aspt.net/systematic-botany
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	North Carolina		Hardin, J. W. 1990. Variation patterns and recognition of varieties of Tilia americana s.l. Syst. Bot. 15:43. www.aspt.net/systematic-botany
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Tennessee		Hardin, J. W. 1990. Variation patterns and recognition of varieties of Tilia americana s.l. Syst. Bot. 15:43. www.aspt.net/systematic-botany
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Virginia		Hardin, J. W. 1990. Variation patterns and recognition of varieties of Tilia americana s.l. Syst. Bot. 15:43. www.aspt.net/systematic-botany
1	Native	Northern America	Western Canada	Canada	Manitoba		Hardin, J. W. 1990. Variation patterns and recognition of varieties of Tilia americana s.l. Syst. Bot. 15:43. www.aspt.net/systematic-botany
2	Cultivated					also cult.

Native
Northern America

EASTERN CANADA: Canada [Québec, Ontario, New Brunswick]
WESTERN CANADA: Canada [Manitoba]
NORTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Vermont, West Virginia]
NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin]
SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Arkansas, Kentucky, Maryland, North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia]

Cultivated (also cult.)

Reference(s)

Hardin, J. W. 1990. Variation patterns and recognition of varieties of Tilia americana s.l. Syst. Bot. 15:43. www.aspt.net/systematic-botany
Wetter, M. A. et al. WISFLORA: Wisconsin vascular plant species (on-line resource).

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Bee plants	honey production	as Tilia americana	Little, E. L., Jr. 1978. Important forest trees of the United States
Environmental	ornamental	as Tilia americana	Little, E. L., Jr. 1978. Important forest trees of the United States
Environmental	shade/shelter	as Tilia americana	Little, E. L., Jr. 1978. Important forest trees of the United States
Materials	fiber	as Tilia americana	Little, E. L., Jr. 1978. Important forest trees of the United States
Materials	wood	as Tilia americana	Little, E. L., Jr. 1978. Important forest trees of the United States

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=411223. Accessed 12 May 2026.