Ulmus glabraHuds.

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WFO wfo-0000416717 Accepted WFO 2026-06 8 photographs CC0 / CC BY

Plate 1 figs. a–h · 8 separate observations

Ulmus glabra, photographed by Zeke Marshall
fig. a Zeke Marshall, CC BY 4.0 / 2022-06-13 / obs. 205807758
Ulmus glabra, photographed by Zeke Marshall
fig. b Zeke Marshall, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 205814910
Ulmus glabra, photographed by Zeke Marshall
fig. c Zeke Marshall, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 204350302
Ulmus glabra, photographed by Zeke Marshall
fig. d Zeke Marshall, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 204351218
Ulmus glabra, photographed by Ian Manning
fig. e Ian Manning, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 203357056
Ulmus glabra, photographed by Yann Kemper
fig. f Yann Kemper, CC0 1.0 / obs. 203008006
Ulmus glabra, photographed by Полина Полежанкина
fig. g Полина Полежанкина, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 607898311
Ulmus glabra, photographed by Liubov Ilminska
fig. h Liubov Ilminska, CC0 1.0 / obs. 201693073

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Native range 38 botanical countries

Regions where Ulmus glabra is native: Iran, Lebanon-Syria, North Caucasus, Transcaucasus, Türkiye, West Siberia, Albania, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Central European Russia, Corse, Czechia-Slovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Krym, Netherlands, North European Russia, Norway, NW. Balkan Pen., Poland, Romania, South European Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Türkiye-in-Europe, Ukraine IranLebanon-SyriaNorth CaucasusTranscaucasusTürkiyeWest SiberiaAlbaniaAustriaBaltic StatesBelarusBelgiumBulgariaCentral European RussiaCorseCzechia-SlovakiaDenmarkEast European RussiaFinlandFranceGermanyGreeceHungaryIrelandItalyKrymNetherlandsNorth European RussiaNorwayNW. Balkan Pen.PolandRomaniaSouth European RussiaSpainSwedenSwitzerlandTürkiye-in-EuropeUkraine
Native distribution of Ulmus glabra, after Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants. Introduced, extinct and doubtful records are excluded, so this is where the plant is from, not everywhere it now grows.
RegionTDWG codeContinent
Albania ALB EUROPE
Austria AUT
Baltic States BLT
Belarus BLR
Belgium BGM
Bulgaria BUL
Central European Russia RUC
Corse COR
Czechia-Slovakia CZE
Denmark DEN
East European Russia RUE
Finland FIN
France FRA
Germany GER
Great Britain GRB
Greece GRC
Hungary HUN
Ireland IRE
Italy ITA
Krym KRY
Netherlands NET
North European Russia RUN
Norway NOR
NW. Balkan Pen. YUG
Poland POL
Romania ROM
South European Russia RUS
Spain SPA
Sweden SWE
Switzerland SWI
Türkiye-in-Europe TUE
Ukraine UKR
Iran IRN ASIA-TEMPERATE
Lebanon-Syria LBS
North Caucasus NCS
Transcaucasus TCS
Türkiye TUR
West Siberia WSB

Not drawn on the map: Great Britain. We hold no public-domain boundary for this region, so it is listed rather than guessed at.

Region boundaries approximated from Natural Earth (public domain) and mapped to TDWG World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions (WGSRPD) level-3 botanical countries (Brummitt 2001). Indicative, not the official WGSRPD geometry.

Also published as 94 synonyms

A synonym is not an error. It is a record of botanists disagreeing, in print, about where this plant belongs. Each of these was somebody’s considered answer.

  • Ulmus adiantifolia hort. ex Dippel
  • Ulmus antarctica hort. ex K.Koch
  • Ulmus camperdowni (Bean) J.V.Armstr. & P.D.Sell
  • Ulmus campestris L.
  • Ulmus campestris subsp. montana (With.) Bonnier & Layens
  • Ulmus campestris unranked cornuta I.David
  • Ulmus campestris var. latifolia Aiton
  • Ulmus campestris var. purpurea G.Kirchn.
  • Ulmus campestris var. purpurea H.Vilm. ex Wesm.
  • Ulmus cebennensis Audib. ex Planch.
  • Ulmus cinerea hort. ex Planch.
  • Ulmus communis Carrière
  • Ulmus corylacea Dumort.
  • Ulmus corylacea var. grandidentata Dumort.
  • Ulmus crispa Willd.
  • Ulmus excelsa Borkh.
  • Ulmus exoniensis (K.Koch) K.Koch
  • Ulmus expansa Rota
  • Ulmus forficata C.Presl
  • Ulmus gallica A.Chev.
  • Ulmus gigantea hort. ex K.Koch
  • Ulmus glabra f. atropurpurea (Späth) Rehder
  • Ulmus glabra f. camperdownii A.Henry ex Rehder
  • Ulmus glabra f. cornuta (I.David) Rehder

and 70 more.

Sourcesevery claim on this page

  1. World Flora Online Plant List. accepted name, authority, classification. CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
  2. iNaturalist. photographs and flowering annotations, CC0 / CC BY / CC BY-SA only. per photograph. Retrieved 2026-06-27.
  3. Wikidata. common name (P1843), joined on the World Flora Online identifier (P7715). CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-13.
  4. Kew, World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP v16). native distribution by TDWG level-3 botanical country, and life form. CC BY 3.0. Retrieved 2026-06-04.

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