Ulmaceae
Planertree
Planera aquatica
- Family
- Ulmaceae
- Genus
- Planera
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Common names
By language (5)
- Arabic
- دردار المياه
- English
- Planertree
- Russian
- Планера водная
- Spanish
- Planera
- Vietnamese
- Du nước
Synonyms
- Abelicea aquatica Raf.
- Planera americana hort. ex Steud.
- Planera gmelinii Michx.
- Planera richardii Spreng.
- Planera ulmifolia F.Michx.
- Ulmus aquatica Raf.
- Ulmus campestris Walter
Flowers
- In flower
- March (from 8 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
- Flower colour
- green (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: mfeaver, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: mfeaver, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
LeavesPhoto: kent ozment, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Alan Rockefeller, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Slarson789, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Samuel Buckner, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Anonkiwi, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Anonkiwi, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Samuel Buckner, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Anonkiwi, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Andy Jordan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Steve Hurst, hosted by the USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database https://plants.usda.gov/jav, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.