Tilia tomentosa
Silver lime, silver linden

- Family: Tiliaceae
- Origen: native to the Balkan peninsula
- Interesting fact: it is used for medicinal purposes due to its sedative and diuretic properties. It is also used in cosmetics

A deciduous tree with a smooth grey bark, with some transverse cracks. It can reach up to 25 metres in height.

The leaves are alternate, cordiform, somewhat asymmetrical at the base, with a serrated edge, green and smooth on the upper face, tomentose and silvery on the underside, 8 to 12 centimetres, with a petiole up to 5 centimetres long.

The flowers bloom from a bract in the reed. They are hermaphrodites, arranged in groups of 5-10, forming hanging yellowish-green cymes. Each flower has 5 sepals, 5 free petals, numerous stamens, 1 ovary and 1 style. They are fragrant.

Dry fruits, 0.6-1.2 centimetres long, pentagonal ovoid, pubescent with small spikes. They are arranged in groups of 5-7.

Source: Rosalía de Castro Park Botanical Guide