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PLANTS

Slippery elm

Ulmus rubra

Plants
NativeTreePerennialYellow flowers
Slippery elm, photo 1 of 5
Slippery elm, In flower
Slippery elm, In fruit
25.9 mHeight

Perennial tree reaching 25.9 m. Grows near water.

There are 646 observations of Slippery elm in Québec, mostly in Montérégie, Outaouais and Montréal, and it has been reported in 11 of the 17 regions. They peak in June and become rare from November to March.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Montérégie181
  2. Outaouais143
  3. Montréal101
  4. Estrie92
  5. Laurentides60
  6. Lanaudière23
  7. Centre-du-Québec20
  8. Capitale-Nationale12
  9. Laval9
  10. Chaudière-Appalaches4
  11. Mauricie1

Habitat

Water’s edgepeupleloup

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Cork elmUlmus thomasii
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American hornbeamCarpinus caroliniana
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Smoothleaf elmUlmus minor