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Part of mallow family Malvaceae.
Native to midwestern and eastern North America. 🗺 Map by county (🇺🇸 USA-48), 🗺 map (North America, Central America), 🗺 today + with climate change (eastern 🇺🇸 USA).
Uses by native peoples(Ethnobotany database) Said to make great honey, and make great lashing ties from inner bark. Its 🪵 wood can be turned into salt-to-fresh water membranes. [1]
Tilia hosts caterpillars of 150 speciesof butterflies and moths, in some areas. This plant is also known to be a host for (in areas where invasive) 🐝︎ spotted lanternfly (SLF) Lycorma delicatula.
Said to sprout freely.
[1] "A super-thin slice of wood can be used to turn saltwater drinkable." New Scientist. 2019-08-02. Accessed 2019-08-05.
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🏠︎ 🌳︎ broadleaves, ╟ alternate, 🍂︎ simple non-lobed ▲▲ toothed multiple short 🌳︎🍃︎ broadleaf branches, ╟ alternate, list of attributes, no catkins thorns pods, terminal buds w/2 scales
🍐︎ common pear Pyrus communis
🐝︎ spotted lanternfly (SLF) Lycorma delicatula