Tilia platyphyllos Large leaved lime (Tiliaceae) Deciduous tree

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Tilia platyphyllos
Large leaved lime
Deciduous tree
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The Tilia platyphyllos plant species is found in Britain. It is a member of the Tiliaceae family. Common gardeners may know the plant as Large leaved lime. Some home gardeners know the variety as T. grandifolia. T. officinarum. pro parte.

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Latin Name:  Tilia platyphyllos
Common Name:  Large leaved lime
Family:  Tiliaceae
Author:  Scop.

Known Hazards:  If the flowers used for making tea are too old, they may produce symptons of narcotic intoxication[4].

Mature Height:  30   Mature Width:  20

Habitat:  Woods on good calcareous or base rich soils[17].

Edible Uses: Young leaves - raw. A delicious addition to salads and sandwiches, the young leaves are mild and and tender with a somewhat mucilaginous texture[K]. A very acceptable chocolate substitute can be made from a paste of the ground-up flowers and immature fruit. Trials on marketing the product failed because the paste is very apt to decompose[2, 115]. A popular herb tea is made from the flowers, it has a sweet, fragrant pleasant flavour. Some caution is advised, see notes above on toxicity. Sap - harvested in the spring, it is sweet and can be used as a drink or concentrated into a syrup[4].

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