American Elm

Growing Conditions

Light

Shade Tolerance Intermediate

Water

Water Use High

Soil

CaCO3 Tolerance Medium

Ecosystem & Wildlife

Pollinators Honey Bees; Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth); Wind

Larval Host Acronicta americana, Acronicta impleta, Acronicta interrupta, Acronicta morula, Acronicta spinigera, Acronicta vinnula, Alsophila pometaria, Amorbia humerosana, Amphipyra pyramidoides, Anacamptodes ephyraria, Anavitrinella pampinaria, Antaeotricha leucillana, Antheraea polyphemus polyphemus, Archips argyrospila-complex, Archips negundana, Argyrotaenia mariana, Argyrotaenia velutinana, Automeris io io, Biston betularia cognataria, Cameraria ulmella, Campaea perlata, Canarsia ulmiarrosorella, Ceratomia amyntor, Choristoneura fractivittana, Choristoneura rosaceana, Coleophora limosipenella, Coleophora ulmifoliella, Crocigrapha normani, Dasychira plagiata, Dasychira vagans, Datana ministra, Eacles imperialis, Ectropis crepuscularia, Ennomos magnaria, Ennomos subsignaria, Erannis tiliaria, Euchlaena johnsonaria, Euchlaena marginaria, Eupsilia morrisoni, Eutrapela clemataria, Gluphisia septentrionis, Halysidota tessellaris, Haploa confusa, Herpetogramma pertextalis, Heterocampa guttivitta, Hyalophora cecropia, Hydriomena furcata, Hypagyrtis unipunctata, Hypena abalienalis, Hyperstrotia pervertens, Hyperstrotia villificans, Hyphantria cunae, Hypoprepia fucosa, Lambdina fiscellaria, Limenitis arthemis, Limenitis arthemis rubrofasciata, Lithacodes fasciola, Lithophane bethunei, Lithophane dispostia, Lithophane laticinerea, Lithophane petulca, Lochmaeus bilineata, Lochmaeus manteo, Lophocampa caryae, Lophocampa maculata, Lycia rachelae, Lycia ursaria, Lymantria dispar, Macaria exauspicata, Machimia tetoriferella, Malacosoma disstria, Melanchra adjuncta, Melanolophia canadaria, Melanolophia signataria, Meroptera pravella, Morrisonia latex, Nacophora quernaria, Nematocampa filamentaria, Nemoria mimosaria, Nerice bidentata, Nymphalis antiopa, Nymphalis vau-album, Nymphalis vaualbum j-album, Olethreutes clavana, Olethreutes mysteriana, Operophtera bruceata, Operophtera brumata, Oreana unicolorella, Orgyia antiqua, Orgyia leucostigma, Orgyia leucostigma plagiata, Orthosia garmani, Orthosia hibisci, Orthosia revicta, Paleacrita vernata, Pandemis canadana, Pandemis lamprosana, Pandemis limitata, Paraclemensia acerifoliella, Peridea basitriens, Peridroma saucia, Phigalia strigataria, Phigalia titea, Phyllonorycter argentinotella, Pococera asperatella, Polygonia comma, Polygonia faunus, Polygonia inerrogationis, Polygonia interrogationis, Polygonia oreas, Polygonia progne, Prionoxystus robiniae, Probole amicaria, Prochoerodes transversata, Protoboarmia porcelaria, Protoboarmia porcelaria indicataria, Pyrrharctia isabella, Schizura concinna, Schizura ipomoeae, Schizura unicornis, Selenia kentaria, Smerinthus jamaicensis, Sparganothis acerivorana, Sparganothis pettitana, Sparganothis sulfureana, Symmerista albifrons, Symmerista leucitys, Tetracis cachexiata, Theisoa constrictella, Tolype velleda, Vanessa cardui, Xanthotype sospeta, Zale minerea, Zale minerea norda

Native Range

USA: Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming
CAN: Manitoba, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward I., Québec, Saskatchewan
MEX: Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest

Regional Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.