Tilia ×europaea L. (pro sp.) [cordata × platyphyllos]

Tilia ×europaea L. (pro sp.) [cordata × platyphyllos]. Tilia × europaea, generally known as the European lime, common lime or common linden, is a naturally occurring hybrid between Tilia cordata and Tilia platyphyllos. It occurs in the wild in Europe at scattered localities wherever the two parent species are both native. It is not closely related to the lime fruit tree, a citrus species.