Little-leaf Basswood Sap - Tilia cordata

This was an odd sighting for me. I have never seen sap oozing out of basswood before. Maybe the tree had been wounded. Whatever the cause, it sure made these fruit flies (Drosophila melanogaster) happy...except perhaps for the ones that drowned in the sap!

Habitat: Growing along the edge of a mixed forest.

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Ferdy Christant

Lion

Cool find!
Is this a cultivated/invasive species? Posted 6 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
  Lion
  
  I don't think it's native to the U.S. and was probably planted. It is growing in numerous locations now though. Posted 6 years ago
2. 1. Christine Young
    
    Lion
    
    I'll have to get a shot of the leaves in the spring - they are heart-shaped. Posted 6 years ago
  2. Ferdy Christant
    
    Lion
    
    Thanks! Posted 6 years ago

The Small-leaved Linden

''Tilia cordata'' is a species of ''Tilia'' native to much of Europe. It is found from Britain through central Fennoscandia, to central Russia, and south to central Portugal, Spain, Italy, Greece, Bulgaria, Romania, Turkey, the Caucasus, and western Asia. In the south of its range it is restricted to high elevations.

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Similar species: Malvales

Species identified by Christine Young