NameThatPlant.net: Celtis laevigata

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Fabids: Rosales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Celtis laevigata FAMILY Cannabaceae Go to FSUS key

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INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Celtis laevigata FAMILY Ulmaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 056-03-001:

Celtis laevigata FAMILY Ulmaceae

COMMON NAME:
Sugarberry, Southern Hackberry, Smooth Hackberry, Lowland Hackberry

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Celtis laevigata FAMILY Cannabaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Celtis laevigata FAMILY Ulmaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 056-03-001:
Celtis laevigata FAMILY Ulmaceae

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Tree
Perennial
Monoecious

Habitat: Bottomland forests, especially on natural levees, upland calcareous forests and woodlands, shell middens, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Common (uncommon in Mountains)

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LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Alternate

FLOWER:
Spring
Greenish
5-6 lobed calyx
Petals absent
Superior ovary
Mostly unisexual

Staminate inflorescences cymes or fascicles; pistillate solitary or few-flowered

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Pinkish-orange
Drupe

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