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Welcome to Species Planera aquatica!

Planera aquatica - Liber Deserti

Your current chain: State of matter Life > Kingdom Plantae > Phylum Tracheophyta > Subphylum Angiospermae > Class Magnoliopsida > Order Rosales > Family Ulmaceae > Genus Planera > Species Planera aquatica

My image of Planera aquatica, taken May 16, 2023 in New Orleans, LA, USA

Picture of Planera aquatica

FACT: Whereas true elms have fruits with wings to help their seeds disperse in the wind, the fruits of water elms are prickly and nut-like instead!

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