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Plants
Big heart-shaped leaves and midsummer flowers that hum with bees.
Field facts
HabitatRich moist woods, ravines
RangeStatewide
When to lookFragrant flowers late June
StatusSecure (Indiana DNR / IUCN Red List)
Look-alikesMulberry, Redbud
Field note: Its inner bark fibre, called bast, was twisted into strong cordage.
Lesson
Watching responsibly
A key nectar tree — do not disturb foraging bees at the flowers.
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