Seasonal Wild Flowers

Wych Elm

Ulmus glabra

Ulmaceae

April

It is found throughout the country.

See the BSBI distribution map for Wych Elm

It is found in woods, hedges, around hedges and beside

streams and rivers.

It is a pioneer coloniser of brownfield sites, waste land and

unused grassland.

Wych Elm is a native, deciduous tree growing to 40m.

The flowers has no obvious petals and appear before

the leaves.

Each flower has 4-5 red-purple stamens.

There are 2 styles and with linear stigmas.

The fruits, discs with a notch, begin to form almost

immediately and are mature by May.

Leaves are dark green and lanceolate.

It is the most common Elm in the UK in the wake of

Dutch Elm disease.

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Stamens appear before leaves

Feathery, linear stigmas

Young fruits

Mature fruits with seeds

Leaves