Ulmus glabra 'Cebennensis'
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Ulmus glabra 'Cebennensis', also known as the Cevennes
Elm, is a cultivar
of the Wych Elm
. The first known publication of the cultivar epithet was in the 1831-1832 catalogue from the Audibert brothers plant nursery at Tonelle, near Tarascon
in France
. The cultivar was given the name Ulmus campestris var. cebennensis.
gave the following account: "Its habit is spreading like that of (the species), but it appears of much less vigorous growth" , a sentiment echoed half a century later in 'The Illustrated Dictionary of Gardening' .
Cévennes
The Cévennes are a range of mountains in south-central France, covering parts of the départements of Gard, Lozère, Ardèche, and Haute-Loire.The word Cévennes comes from the Gaulish Cebenna, which was Latinized by Julius Caesar to Cevenna...
Elm, is a cultivar
Cultivar
A cultivar'Cultivar has two meanings as explained under Formal definition. When used in reference to a taxon, the word does not apply to an individual plant but to all those plants sharing the unique characteristics that define the cultivar. is a plant or group of plants selected for desirable...
of the Wych Elm
Wych Elm
Ulmus glabra, the Wych elm or Scots elm, has the widest range of the European elm species, from Ireland eastwards to the Urals, and from the Arctic Circle south to the mountains of the Peloponnese in Greece; it is also found in Iran...
. The first known publication of the cultivar epithet was in the 1831-1832 catalogue from the Audibert brothers plant nursery at Tonelle, near Tarascon
Tarascon
Tarascon , sometimes referred to as Tarascon-sur-Rhône, is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France.-Geography:...
in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. The cultivar was given the name Ulmus campestris var. cebennensis.
Description
A description was not provided until 1838 when horticultural writer J.C. LoudonJohn Claudius Loudon
John Claudius Loudon was a Scottish botanist, garden and cemetery designer, author and garden magazine editor.-Background:...
gave the following account: "Its habit is spreading like that of (the species), but it appears of much less vigorous growth" , a sentiment echoed half a century later in 'The Illustrated Dictionary of Gardening' .