Beetree Linden
Tilia heterophylla
Tiliaceae (Linden Family)
▲ mature tree
▲ leaves, showing lighter leaf undersides
▲ yellow fall color on some leaves
▲ twig and buds
▲ strap-shaped leafy appendages with stalked fruit
▲ trunk and bark
Location on Missouri State University campus: north of Kings St. Annex, just south of Bear Blvd.
Tilia heterophylla:
Beetree Linden, White Basswood
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very similar in appearance to
American Linden (Tilia americana),
except leaves have dense silvery-white hairs on undersides and flowers in
clusters of 10-25 instead of 5-10