Tilia americana (American Linden)

AKA Basswood. Flowers bloom in June in 5-10 flowered cymes. When a tree is in full bloom, bees often visit in such abundant numbers that humming can be heard many feet from the tree.

Associates: Acer saccharum (Sugar Maple), Arisaema triphyllum (Jack-In-The-Pulpit), Asarum canadense (Wild Ginger), Carpinus caroliniana (Blue Beech), Geranium maculatum (Wild Geranium), Hydrophyllum virginianum (Virginia Waterleaf), Ostrya virginiana (Ironwood), Phlox divaricata (Blue/Woodland Phlox), Prunus serotina (Wild Black Cherry), Quercus rubra (Red Oak), Ribes missouriensis (Missouri gooseberry), Sambucus canadensis (Elderberry), Smilacina racemosa (False Solomon’s Seal), Solidago flexicaulis (Zig-Zag Goldenrod)