Siberian elm

(Ulmus pumila)

Conservation Status
Siberian elm
 
  IUCN Red List

LC - Least Concern

     
  NatureServe

NNA - Not applicable

SNA - Not applicable

     
  Minnesota

not listed

     
           
Weed Status
   
 

Siberian elm is listed as an invasive terrestrial plant by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. However, it is not currently regulated in Minnesota.

     
           
Wetland Indicator Status
     
  Great Plains

UPL - Obligate upland

     
  Midwest

UPL - Obligate upland

     
  Northcentral & Northeast

FACU - Facultative upland

     
           
 
Description
 
 

The leaves are small, ¾ to 2 long, and to 13 16 wide. They are symmetrical or only slightly asymmetrical at the base, and the margins are usually singly-toothed, not double-toothed.

The fruits (samaras) are hairless.

 
     
 

Height

 
 

30 to 90

 
     
 

Record

 
 

 

 
     
 

Flower Color

 
 

Green

 
     
 

Similar Species

 
     
     
 
Habitat
 
 

Roadsides, fencerows, old fields, and other open places.

 
     
 
Ecology
 
 

Flowering

 
 

Early April to early May

 
     
 

Pests and Diseases

 
 

 

 
     
 
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Distribution
 
 

Distribution Map

 

Sources

2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 22, 24, 28, 29, 30.

 
  6/12/2023      
         
 

Nativity

 
 

Native to Asia and eastern Russia. Introduced and naturalized in North America

 
         
 

Occurrence

 
 

Common

 
         
 
Taxonomy
 
  Kingdom Plantae (green algae and land plants)  
  Subkingdom Viridiplantae (green plants)  
  Infrakingdom Streptophyta (land plants and green algae)  
  Superdivision Embryophyta (land plants)  
  Division Tracheophyta (vascular plants)  
  Subdivision Spermatophytina (seed plants)  
  Class Magnoliopsida (flowering plants)  
  Superorder Rosanae  
 

Order

Rosales (roses, elms, figs, and allies)  
 

Family

Ulmaceae (elm)  
 

Genus

Ulmus (elms)  
  Subgenus Ulmus  
  Section Ulmus  
       
 

Subordinate Taxa

 
 

 

 
       
 

Synonyms

 
 

 

 
       
 

Common Names

 
 

Chinese elm

dwarf elm

littleleaf elm

Siberian elm

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Glossary

Samara

A dry fruit consisting of a seed attached to a papery wing; one seeded in Elms and Ashes, two-seeded in Maples.

 

 
 
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Blake C. Willson
 
  Ulmus pumila  
 
About

Siberian elm

 
  Ulmus pumila
Angie Holmberg
 
   
 
About

Published on Aug 4, 2014

 

 

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Published on Mar 21, 2013

   

 

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Siberian elm  
           
 
MinnesotaSeasons.com Sightings
 
 

Avon Hills Forest SNA, North Unit

Baker Park Reserve

Belgium Prairie

Bertram Chain of Lakes Regional Park

Blaine Preserve SNA

Blaine Wetland Sanctuary

Blue Mounds State Park

Bur Oak WMA

Cambria WMA

Carpenter St. Croix Valley Nature Center

Carver Highlands WMA, South Unit

Cedar Mountain SNA

Cedar Rock SNA

Charles A. Lindbergh State Park

Chippewa Prairie

Cleary Lake Regional Park

Compass Prairie SNA

Cottonwood River Prairie SNA

Crosby Farm Regional Park

Des Moines River SNA

Dodge Nature Center

Edward Velishek Memorial WMA

Falls Creek SNA

Felton Prairie SNA, Bicentennial Unit

Flandrau State Park

Foxhome Prairie

Frenchman’s Bluff SNA

Frontenac State Park

Glacial Lakes State Park

Glynn Prairie SNA

Great River Bluffs State Park

Grey Cloud Dunes SNA

Hastings Sand Coulee SNA

Hyland Lake Park Reserve

Iron Horse Prairie SNA

Jensen Memorial WMA

John Murtaugh Memorial WMA

John Peter Hoffman Spring Brook Valley WMA

Kasota Prairie

Keller Regional Park

Kilen Woods State Park

King’s and Queen’s Bluff SNA

Lake Byllesby Regional Park

Lake Carlos State Park

Lake Louise State Park

Lake Maria State Park

Lake Shetek State Park

Lebanon Hills Regional Park

Leif Mountain

Lost Valley Prairie SNA

McKnight Prairie

Mille Lacs WMA

Minnesota Valley NWR, Chaska Unit

Minnesota Valley NWR, Rapids Lake Unit

Minnesota Valley NWR, Wilkie Unit

Minnesota Valley State Recreation Area, Lawrence Unit

Mississippi River County Park

Murphy-Hanrehan Park Reserve

Nerstrand Big Woods State Park

Northern Tallgrass Prairie NWR, Hoffman Unit

Northern Tallgrass Prairie NWR, Pavia Unit

Northern Tallgrass Prairie NWR, Rengstorf Unit

Northern Tallgrass Prairie NWR, Touch the Sky Prairie Unit

Old Mill State Park

Oronoco Prairie SNA

Pilot Knob

Pin Oak Prairie SNA

Prairie Creek WMA, Koester Prairie Unit

Red Rock Prairie

Regal Meadow

Rice Lake Savanna SNA

Ritter Farm Park

River Terrace Prairie SNA

Robert Ney Memorial Park Reserve

Rock Ridge Prairie SNA

Rockville County Park

St. Croix Savanna SNA

St. Croix State Park

Sand Prairie Wildlife Management and Environmental Education Area

Sandpiper Prairie SNA

Santee Prairie SNA

Savage Fen SNA

Scenic State Park

Schaefer Prairie

Sedan Brook SNA

Seminary Fen SNA

Seven Mile Creek County Park

Seven Sisters Prairie

Seven Springs WMA

Sheepberry Fen

Sibley State Park

Split Rock Creek State Park

Spring Creek Prairie SNA

Spring Lake Park Reserve

Spring Prairie Preserve

Springbrook Nature Center

Staffanson Prairie

Sunfish Lake Park

Swedes Forest SNA

Thompson County Park

Thorson Prairie WMA

Tiedemann WMA

Townsend Woods SNA

Tribute WMA

Twin Lakes SNA

Twin Valley Prairie Addition

Twin Valley Prairie SNA

Tympanuchus Prairie

Vermillion Highlands Research Recreation and WMA

Vermillion River WMA

Whitetail Woods Regional Park

Whitewater State Park

Woodland Trails Regional Park

Yellow Bank Hills SNA

 

 

 

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