Malvaceae

Small-leaved lime

Tilia cordata Mill.

Family: Malvaceae
Genus: Tilia

Pets and kids

CatsNot sure
DogsNot sure
KidsNot sure

Why

Cats: Not sure

We found no reliable source on this plant for cats, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with your vet.

Dogs: Not sure

We found no reliable source on this plant for dogs, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with your vet.

Kids: Not sure

We found no reliable source on this plant for young children, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with a doctor or poison control.

Ate some? Call your vet or the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center at (888) 426-4435 (a fee may apply). For a child, call Poison Help at 1-800-222-1222 (US). If they are struggling to breathe or collapse, call 911. Don't give anything by mouth unless a vet or poison expert tells you to.

Small-leaved lime (Tilia cordata) — FlowerPhoto: Igor' R., CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (57)

Arabic: زيزفون قلبي الأوراق, تيليا كورداتا, جير بري, زيزفون
Armenian: Լորենի մանրատերև
arz: زيزفون قلبى الاوراق
Asturian: Tilar prieta
Azerbaijani: Ürəkvari cökə, Kiçikyarpaq cökə
ba: Йүкә
Basque: Ezki hostotxiki
Belarusian: Ліпа драбналістая
Bulgarian: Дребнолистна липа
Catalan: Til·ler de fulla petita, Farot, Til·ler de fulles petites
Chinese: 小叶椴, 小葉椴, 心叶椴
Croatian: Malolisna lipa
csb: Drobnolëstnô lëpa
Czech: Lípa malolistá, Lípa srdčitá
Danish: Småbladet Lind, Skov-lind, Skovlind
Dutch: Kleinbladige linde, Winterlinde
English: Small-leaved lime, Littleleaf linden, Little-leaf, Little-leaf linden, Pry, Pry tree, Small-leaved linden
Esperanto: Etfolia tilio, Malgrandfolia tilio
Estonian: Harilik pärn, Lõhmus, Niinepuu, Pärn
Finnish: Metsälehmus, Niinipuu
French: Tilleul à petites feuilles, Tilleul a petites feuilles, Tilleul à peties feuilles
Galician: Tileiro de folla miúda
German: Winterlinde, Winter-Linde, Kleinblättrige Linde
Greek: Φιλύρα η καρδιόφυλλος
Hebrew: טיליה לבובה, טיליה קטנת עלה
hsb: Pózdnja lipa
Hungarian: Kislevelű hárs
Icelandic: Linditré
Irish: Teile mhionduilleach
Italian: Tiglio selvatico
Japanese: コバノシナノキ, フユボダイジュ
Kazakh: Өзекті жөке
Latvian: Parastā liepa, Liepa
Lithuanian: Mažalapė liepa
Luxembourgish: Wanterlann
Macedonian: Ситнолисна липа
mrj: Пистӹ
Norwegian Bokmål: Lind, Lindetre, Vanlig lind
Norwegian Nynorsk: Lind, Lindetre
Persian: نمدار برگریز, نمدار برگ ریز
Polish: Lipa drobnolistna
Romanian: Tei pucios
Romansh: Tigl d'enviern
Russian: Липа сердцевидная, Липа мелколистная, Липа сердцелистная
Serbian: Ситнолисна липа
sgs: Lėipa, Mažalape lėipa
Slovak: Lipa malolistá
Slovenian: Lipovec
Spanish: Tilo norteño
Swedish: Lind, Skogslind
Turkish: Küçük yapraklı ıhlamur
udm: Векчи куаро беризь
Ukrainian: Липа дрібнолиста, Липа серцелиста
Vietnamese: Đoạn lá nhỏ
vro: Lõhmus
Walloon: Tiyoû ås ptitès foyes
Welsh: Pisgwydden dail bach

Synonyms

Tilia parvifolia Ehrh.

Flowers

In flower: June to July (from 103 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Flower colour: yellow, orange (USDA PLANTS Database and Wikidata)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Tree
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Igor' R., CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Марго, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Nikita Nedelko, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Sandy Wolkenberg, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FruitPhoto: Георгий Виноградов (Georgy Vinogradov), CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FruitPhoto: Георгий Виноградов (Georgy Vinogradov), CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: ImreKiss, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Oleksandr Shynder, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY-SA 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: ECaudullo, G., Welk, E., San-Miguel-Ayanz, J., 2017. Chorological maps for the m, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Herbario SQF, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Maria Lazareva, CC0, from iNaturalist

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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.