Ulmus americana var. floridana, the Florida elm, first described as Ulmus floridana by Alvan Wentworth Chapman in the 1860s, is smaller than the type, and occurs naturally in north and central Florida south to Lake Okeechobee.
Description Vase-shaped, non-pendulous, growing to a maximum height of , with a slightly greater spread.Photograph of two var. floridana on horticopia.info, Edward F. Gilman The leaves, to 6 in long, are dark green all summer and turn yellow in autumn.Photograph of var. floridana leaves, John Lampkin; Florida Native Plants Society, fnps.org
Pests and diseases The tree is no less susceptible to Dutch elm disease, although the disease is less prevalent in Florida.
Cultivation Occasionally planted as a shade and ornamental tree in Florida.Photograph of cultivated var. floridana, University of Florida, edis.ifas.ufl.edu
Accessions The IRREC Garden, University of Florida. Accession details not available.U. americana var. floridana, irrecenvhort.ifas.ufl.edu
References
External links Harvard University Herbaria, specimen 0034307 Sheet labelled U. americana var. floridana; Chapman's Chipola River specimen, Florida; 1860 Herbarium of the Archbold Biological Station, vplants.org specimen ARCH04148 Sheet labelled U. americana var. floridana; Venus, Highlands County, Florida, 1949 Herbarium of Florida State University, Tallahassee; specimen TTRS_000009461 Sheet labelled U. americana var. floridana (juvenile leaves); Otter Creek, Levy County, Florida, 1976