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OpenKey: Sharing Nature
Illinois Schools'
Flora and Fauna Online Project
Field Guide to the Prairie
In collaboration with Life on the Prairie
and
The Rivers Project
http://www.isrl.uiuc.edu/~openkey
http://www.isrl.uiuc.edu/~openkey/teachers/flora_help.html
http://www.isrl.uiuc.edu/~prairie/
http://www.siue.edu/OSME/river/
P. Bryan Heidorn, [email protected]
OpenKey: Sharing Nature
© Community Unit School District #8, Bunker Hill 504 E. Warren,
Bunker Hill, IL 62014
Slippery Elm Ulmus rubra Muhl.
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Leaf: Alternate, simple; blades oval to elliptic, pointed at the tip, strongly
asymmetrical at the base, up to 7 inches long, coarsely doubly toothed along
the edges, the upper surface is green and very rough to the touch, the lower
surface is smooth or hairy; up to one half inch long.
Flower: In drooping clusters, appearing before the leaves unfold, greenish,
hairy, small.
Fruit: Circular, winged fruits up to three-fourths inch in diameter, each wing
surrounding a single seed.
Twig: Reddish brown, with short, gray hairs; leaf scars alternate, each with 3
bundle traces.
Bark: Reddish brown to gray, with shallow furrows; the inner bark becomes
slippery when chewed.
Form: Tree
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Description: The Slippery Elm can be used for ship building, farm implements,
fence posts, herbs, and medicine. Native Americans used slippery elm in
healing wounds, boils, ulcers, burns, and skin inflammation. The common name
"Slippery Elm" refers to the slimy inner bark.
The Slippery Elm is located in bottomland woods; along streams; rocky, upland
woods. It's range is Quebec across Ontario to North Dakota, south to Texas,
east to Florida.
Distribution: In Illinois, it is found in every county.
Specimen: The Slippery Elm is located at N 39° 02.559' W 89° 06.862 A large
specimen of this tree is next to Meissner Elementary's Band Building, 504 E.
Warren St. Bunker Hill, IL.
References: Mohlenbrock, Robert H. Forest Trees of Illinois. Springfield, IL:
1992.
http://www.healthandage.com/html/res/com/ConsHerbs/SlipperyElmch.html
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Creating Records
•Make your own webpages:
http://www.isrl.uiuc.edu/~openkey/teachers/flora_template_bl
ank.html
•Use our web form:
http://www3.isrl.uiuc.edu/~openkey/cgi-bin/flora.cgi
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Make Your Own Webpages
<HTML>
<HEAD>
<TITLE>Put the title of your file here</TITLE>
</HEAD>
<BODY>
<H1>Put your school name here</H1>
<!-- Name -->
<H2>Name</H2>
<p>This is a name paragraph...Plant's name
(common and/or Latin)</p>
•Option 2: Use our web form
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Use Our Web Form
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