Malvaceae

Mallows (Malvaceae)

American Lime Tilia americana	Caucasian Lime Tilia x euchlora	Common Lime Tilia x europaea	Henry's Lime Tilia henryana
Large Leaved American Lime Tilia americacna 'Nova'	Large Leaved Lime Tilia platyphyllos	Mongolian Lime Tilia mongolica	Silver Lime Tilia tomentosa
Small Leaved Lime Tilia cordata

American Lime Tilia americana The American lime comes from eastern North America. It has very large leaves and is therefore a good shade tree. The flower is rich, fragrant and very popular with bees (bee pasture).	Caucasian Lime Tilia x euchlora The Caucasian lime is native to Europe and Western Asia. The Caucasian lime blooming late and plentiful. The nectar is very high in sugar. The lime is a good bee pasture.
Common Lime Tilia x europaea The lime is a natural cross between the Large leaved lime and Small leaved lime. This classic avenue tree is often attacked by aphids that secrete the so-called honeydew dirty everything under the trees.	Large Leaved American Lime Tilia americacna 'Nova' The Linde comes from eastern North America. Conspicuous are its big leaves.
Large Leaved Lime Tilia platyphyllos The Large leaved lime is native to Europe. The dried flowers are processed into lime blossom tea. Leaves, flowers and fruits of lime contain oils that are used in various home remedies. The lime is a good bee pasture.	Mongolian Lime Tilia mongolica As the name implies, this lime is originally from Mongolia.
Silver Lime Tilia tomentosa The Silver lime is native to Europe and Western Asia. The silver linden blooming late and plentiful (bees and bumble pasture). The flowers antispasmodic extracts are obtained.	Small Leaved Lime Tilia cordata The Small leaved lime is native from Europe to the Middle East. The flowers of the Small leaved lime have a high sugar content and are therefore well suited as bee pasture.

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