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North America distribution zone

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Tilia americana L.

Tiliaceae

MC ME SC North America (Canada: Manitoba to New Brunswick; USA: North Dakota to Maine, Texas to Florida) int MW Eurasia

MC ME SC

sci hyg->xer calc acid->basi

dr (cosmetics, dry flowers infusion calm down) fd (honey) fr ma ma(ob) (baskets, carpets, clothes, ropes, shoes, thread) pl (ornamental) pp sa (because of its great quantity of calcium and magnesium in the leaves, shade) ti (boxes, crates, curio, domestic goods like kitchen utensils and food containers, drawing-board, excelsior containers, framing, joinery, lathe-work, match splints, musical instruments patterns, novelties, pattern making, piano keys, toys, turned work, wood carving)

Tilia nigra Borkh. Tilia relicta Laughlin Tilia stellata Hartig

American basswood; American lime (UK); American linden (Canada); basswood (Canada, USA); basttree; bee tree (USA); beetree; lime (Canada); lime tree (USA); limetree; linden (Canada); linn, spoonwood; wahoo (Canada, USA); whitewood (Canada)

tilleul d'Amérique; bois blanc (Canada); tilleul américain; tilleul d'Amérique du Nord (USA); tilleul du Canada (Canada, USA); tilleul glabre; tilleul noir (Canada, USA)

Amerikanische Linde, Schwarze Linde (german); tiglio americano, tiglio nero (italian)

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Latin name	Tilia americana L.
Family	Tiliaceae
Distribution	MC ME SC North America (Canada: Manitoba to New Brunswick; USA: North Dakota to Maine, Texas to Florida) int MW Eurasia
North America distribution zone	MC ME SC
Height	L
Foliage	D
Ecology	sci hyg->xer calc acid->basi
Use	dr (cosmetics, dry flowers infusion calm down) fd (honey) fr ma ma(ob) (baskets, carpets, clothes, ropes, shoes, thread) pl (ornamental) pp sa (because of its great quantity of calcium and magnesium in the leaves, shade) ti (boxes, crates, curio, domestic goods like kitchen utensils and food containers, drawing-board, excelsior containers, framing, joinery, lathe-work, match splints, musical instruments patterns, novelties, pattern making, piano keys, toys, turned work, wood carving)
Synonym	Tilia nigra Borkh. Tilia relicta Laughlin Tilia stellata Hartig
English name	American basswood; American lime (UK); American linden (Canada); basswood (Canada, USA); basttree; bee tree (USA); beetree; lime (Canada); lime tree (USA); limetree; linden (Canada); linn, spoonwood; wahoo (Canada, USA); whitewood (Canada)
French name	tilleul d'Amérique; bois blanc (Canada); tilleul américain; tilleul d'Amérique du Nord (USA); tilleul du Canada (Canada, USA); tilleul glabre; tilleul noir (Canada, USA)
Spanish name
Other name	Amerikanische Linde, Schwarze Linde (german); tiglio americano, tiglio nero (italian)
Trade name