Small leaved lime
Tilia cordata
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At a glance
- Scientific name
- Tilia cordata
- Group
- Eudicots
- Order
- Malvales
- Family
- Malvaceae
- Continent
- Europe, Asia
- Habitat
- Forest
- Form
- Tree
- Leaves
- Shed in winter
- Flower colour
- White, Yellow
- Blooms in
- Summer
- Use
- Medicine, Timber, Ornamental
- Conservation status
- Least concern
- Difficulty in WildGuessr
- Easy
Did you know?
- Its flower clusters hang from a pale leafy wing, which later helps the small nuts spin away on the wind.
- In Central Europe, lime trees were traditionally planted in village squares as a place to meet.
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Classification, names and conservation status come from Wikidata (CC0), the photo from Wikimedia Commons. Wikidata Q158746 · All plants · All entries