#wingedelm

[babynaturalist]

14 Jan 2017. 59° and cloudy in Clover, SC. Pictured: Sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua) distinguishable in winter from winged elm (Ulmus alata) by its more prominent, reddish buds. #identification #sweetgum #wingedelm #botany #babynaturalist #tree #winter #winterbotany

[zoiseauthebookwyrm]

Winged Elm The wind-pollinated flowers have a brownish to dull reddish tinge and are borne on long pedicels in March and April before the leaves appear. The fruit is a flat, hairy, reddish-orange samara, about 1/3” long, surrounded by a narrow wing. It usually disperses by the end of April. #naturephotography #plantphotography #spring #tree #wingedelm #samara https://www.instagram.com/p/CrYVLlOrTwM/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=