Missouri Plants Basswoods   (Tilia americana) Tracheophyta: Angiosperm: Dicot: Basswood (Tiliaceae) Native North American tree Habitat: below larger basswoods. ID Features: lime green leaves. Natural History: Basswood wood is soft and often used for carvings. The basswood tree often produces "sprouts" from its root base that are commonly used by biologists to study stem structure.
The information is from: Trees of Missouri by Carl Settergren and Re. E. McDermott, University of Missouri-Columbia Agricultural Experiment Station, ©1979.