Tilia x, Hayne

6. T. x vulgaris Hayne , Darst. Beschr. Arzn. Gewächse 3: t. 47 (1813)

( T. europaea L. pro parte, T. intermedia DC. ) ( T. cordata*platyphyllos ).

Young twigs usually glabrous. Leaves 6-10 cm, broadly ovate, shortly acuminate, obliquely cordate or nearly truncate at the base, dull green above, paler beneath, glabrous except for whitish hairs in the vein-axils beneath; tertiary veins prominent. Cymes pendent, with 5-10 flowers. Fruit c. 8 mm, subglobose or broadly ovoid, rounded at the ends; pericarp woody, slightly ribbed. Occasional as a natural hybrid in most regions of Europe where the parent species grow together; also planted in parks and gardens, especially in N. W. Europe, and sometimes naturalized. Au Cz Ga Ge Gr He Hs Hu It Po Rm Rs (W) Si Su [Br].

T. x euchlora C. Koch , Wochenschr. Gärtn. Pflanzenk. 9: 284 (1866) (probably T. cordata * dasystyla ) is often planted for ornament, especially in C. Europe. It differs from 6 in the leaves, which are dark, shining green above, and with reddish-brown hairs in the vein-axils beneath, the fewer (3-7) flowers, and the fruit tapered at the ends.