Historical Common Names of Great Plains Plants:

Ulmus L.

Family: Ulmaceae

Origin: native & introduced

Scientific Synonyms: Ulmus (Tourn.) L.

Common names:

British tea (1876) (92)

Elm (1818-Present, from ulmus, the ancient Latin name for elm from Celtic) (1, 4, 10, 50, 82, 93, 106, 109, 138, 158)

Elm tree (1785) (8)

Orme (1785, French) (8)

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