Plant Quiz... Solved: Tilia americana, American Basswood
This is a tree seedling. The mature leaves look nothing like this. It puzzled me for years, and while I believe I know what it is, I'm still not sure. The expertise on this blog should provide a solid answer!
I believe that is a basswood (Tilia americana) seedling. I was seeing that last spring while doing Plants of Concern monitoring in an oak-sugar maple woodland. The woman I was with later asked one of her co-workers what it was and they said it was basswood. I suppose they could be wrong but it made sense based on the habitat and the number of large basswoods in the area.
Thanks for the compliment on my photo although I can only hope that someday I take as good as photos as you do. My photo is from (you guessed it) God's country (aka Starke County, IN).
Hi Keith,
ReplyDeleteI believe that is a basswood (Tilia americana) seedling. I was seeing that last spring while doing Plants of Concern monitoring in an oak-sugar maple woodland. The woman I was with later asked one of her co-workers what it was and they said it was basswood. I suppose they could be wrong but it made sense based on the habitat and the number of large basswoods in the area.
Cheers!
Andrew
I agree with the Commander.
ReplyDeleteThanks guys. That's what I thought it was (no kidding).
ReplyDeleteGood call Commander, and nice picture -I can almost hear Loons in the background.
Keith, can you hear my gunshots peppering the night's game?
ReplyDeleteKeith,
ReplyDeleteThanks for the compliment on my photo although I can only hope that someday I take as good as photos as you do. My photo is from (you guessed it) God's country (aka Starke County, IN).