Claim: Tilia tomentosa are known as silver linden in the US and silver lime in the UK and is widely grown as an ornamental tree throughout Europe.
Evidence: Tilia tomentosa, known as silver linden in the US and silver lime in the UK, is a species of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae, native to southeastern Europe and southwestern Asia, from Romania and the Balkans east to western Turkey, occurring at moderate altitudes. It is widely grown as an ornamental tree throughout Europe.