Ulmus minor 4810606 220697315 2008-06-21T03:30:09Z Rkitko 536375 moved [[Field Elm]] to [[Ulmus minor]]: per request on my talk page and per [[WP:NC (flora)]] {{Taxobox | status = LC | image = Ulmus-minor-foliage-mosaic.JPG | name = ''Ulmus minor'' | regnum = [[Plant]]ae | divisio = [[flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]] | classis = [[dicotyledon|Magnoliopsida]] | ordo = [[Rosales]] | familia = [[Ulmaceae]] | genus = ''[[Ulmus]]'' | species = '''''U. minor''''' | binomial = ''Ulmus minor'' | binomial_authority = [[Philip Miller|Mill.]] | synonyms = *''Ulmus campestris'' var. ''glabra'' <small>Hartig, Planch., Aschers. & Graebn.</small> *''Ulmus campestris'' var. ''laevis'' <small>Spach, Planch.</small> *''Ulmus carpinifolia'' <small>Gled.</small> *''Ulmus foliaceae'' <small>Gilibert, Sarg., (also known as the Mulberry-leaved Elm)</small> *''Ulmus glabra'' <small>('''not''' Huds.), Mill., Smith, Loudon, Rcbh., Wilkomm, C. K. Schneid., Ley</small> *''Ulmus nitens'' <small>Moench</small> }} {{commons|Ulmus_minor|Field Elm}} '''''Ulmus minor''''' <small>[[Philip Miller|Mill.]] </small>, the '''Field Elm''', is by far the most polymorphic of the European species, although its taxonomy remains a matter of contention. Its current treatment owes much to Richens <ref name=Richens>Richens, R. H. (1968). The correct designation of the European field elms. ''Feddes Repertorium'' 79: 1-2.</ref>, who sank a number of British elms as either subspecies or varieties in 1968. However, Melville <ref name=Melville>Melville, R. (1978). On the discrimination of species in hybrid swarms with special reference to ''Ulmus'' and the nomenclature of ''U. minor'' (Mill.) and ''U. carpinifolia'' (Gled.). ''Taxon'' 27: 345-351.</ref>, writing 10 years later, identified five distinct species, several varieties and numerous complex hybrids. In [[1992]], 14 years after Melville, Armstrong <ref name=Armstrong>Armstrong, J. V. & Sell, P. D. (1996). A revision of the British elms (''Ulmus'' L., Ulmaceae): the historical background. ''Bot. J. Linn. Soc.'' 120: 39-50.</ref> identified no fewer than 40 microspecies. Stace (1997) wrote of the British elms "The 2-species (''glabra'' and ''minor'') concept of Richens is not sufficiently discriminating to be of taxonomic value". It is hoped that analysis of molecular markers will ultimately eliminate the taxonomic confusion. Nevertheless, it is Richens’ classification that has been the most commonly adopted in recent years, but it is not used in ''Flora Europaea''[http://rbg-web2.rbge.org.uk/cgi-bin/nph-readbtree.pl/parent=/filename=feout/firstval=11/SID=484.1161948890?FAMILY_XREF=&GENUS_XREF=Ulmus&SPECIES_XREF=&TAXON_NAME_XREF=&RANK=] <ref name=Stace>Stace, C. A. (1997). ''New Flora of the British Isles''. 2nd edition. Cambridge University Press.</ref>. Given the vast range of forms, branching habits and leaf shapes, it would be futile to attempt a detailed description of ''U. minor''. Its natural range is predominantly south European, but extends to [[Asia Minor]]. One feature that remains common to all varieties is the ease with which ''U. minor'' produces suckers from roots and stumps, even after devastation by [[Dutch elm disease]], consequently the genetic resources of the species are not considered endangered [http://www.ipgri.cgiar.org/Networks/euforgen/Networks/Scattered_Broadleaves/NHStrategies/UlmusSppConsStrategy.htm.]. ==Subspecies & varieties== *[[Ulmus minor subsp. angustifolia|''Ulmus minor'' subsp. ''angustifolia'']] - Cornish Elm *[[Smooth-leaved Elm|''Ulmus minor'' subsp. ''minor'']] - Smooth-leaved Elm, Narrow-leaved Elm *[[Plot's Elm|''Ulmus minor'' var. ''plotii'']] - Plot's Elm, Goodyer's Elm, Lock Elm *[[Guernsey Elm|''Ulmus minor'' subsp. ''sarniensis'']] - Guernsey Elm, Jersey Elm, Southampton Elm, Wheatley Elm ==Cultivars== *[[Ulmus 'Microphylla Pendula'|'Microphylla Pendula']]? ==Hybrid cultivars== None known ==Arboreta etc accessions== =====North America===== None known =====Europe===== *[[Arboretum de La Petite Loiterie]] [http://lapetiteloiterie.free.fr/html/presentation/especes.html], [[Monthodon]], [[France]]. No details available *[[Cambridge Botanic Garden]] [http://www.botanic.cam.ac.uk/], [[University of Cambridge]], [[UK]], no accession details available. *[[Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh]],[[UK]], acc. nos. 19699368, 16899359, 19699365 *[[Sir Harold Hillier Gardens]], [[UK]], acc. no. 2001-0188, 3 specimens collected in Iran, 2000. *[[Strona Arboretum]] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulmus_lamellosa], University of Life Sciences, [[Warsaw]], [[Poland]]. =====Australasia===== *[[Eastwoodhill Arboretum]] [http://www.eastwoodhill.org.nz/gardens--collection/collection.aspx?Type=&G=Ulmus], [[Gisborne]], [[New Zealand]], 2 trees, details not known. ==Nurseries== =====North America===== None known =====Europe===== *Eggleston Hall Gardens [http://egglestonhallgardens.com], [[Eggleston]], [[Barnard Castle]], [[County Durham]], [[UK]] *Firecrest Tree & Shrub Nursery [http://www.firecrest.org.uk], [[Woodbridge, Suffolk|Woodbridge]], [[Suffolk]], UK *Lorenz von Ehren [http://lve.ulmer.de/TUlEPTUwOTY4.html?UID=BEA9FD32B9D84066636F075F113998FB30EF481B64C697], [[Hamburg]], [[Germany]] *Trees & Hedges [http://treesandhedges.co.uk], [[Heathfield, East Sussex|Heathfield]], [[East Sussex]], UK *UmbraFlor [http://www.umbraflor.it], [[Spello]], [[Italy]] ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Ulmaceae|Elm, Field]] [[bg:Полски бряст]] [[de:Feldulme]] [[eo:Glata ulmo]] [[es:Ulmus minor]] [[fr:Orme champêtre]] [[it:Ulmus minor]] [[pl:Wiąz pospolity]] [[uk:В'яз листуватий]] [[nl:Gladde iep]] [[fi:Lehtojalava]] [[sv:Lundalm]]