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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Celtis occidentalis
FAMILY
Cannabaceae
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Read more about Northern Hackberry at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Celtis occidentalis
FAMILY
Ulmaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Celtis occidentalis
INCLUDED WITHIN Guide to the Vascular Plants of Florida (Wunderlin & Hansen, 2011)
Celtis occidentalis
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 3 (1997)
Celtis occidentalis
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 056-03-002a:
Celtis occidentalis var. occidentalis FAMILY Ulmaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Celtis occidentalis
COMMON NAME:
Northern Hackberry
To see larger pictures, click or hover over the thumbnails.
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Trees You Want to Know (Peattie, 1934); illustration by F.A. Michaux dcp34_p26a
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JK Marlow jkm191222_2355_c_occident
Clay County AL
Cheaha State Park
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Manual of the Trees of North America (Exclusive of Mexico) (Sargent, 1905) mtna_i_351
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Manual of the Trees of North America (Exclusive of Mexico) (Sargent, 1905) mtna_i_352
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_ceoc_001_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / US Forest Service pnd_ceoc_010_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide pnd_ceoc_012_lvd
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Roxanna Martin rlm31812_7
March Spartanburg County SC
Flowers unisexual, greenish, small, petals absent; staminate in fascicles, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007).
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Roxanna Martin rlm31812_8
March Spartanburg County SC
Staminate flowers: filaments incurved in bud, exserted after anthesis, per Flora of North America.
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Terry Holdsclaw tdh_c_occidentalis_0087
April Catawba County NC
Bark gray to light brown, smooth with corky outgrowths, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007).
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Terry Holdsclaw tdh_c_occidentalis_0088
April Catawba County NC
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Terry Holdsclaw tdh_c_occidentalis_0090
April Catawba County NC
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Sam Pratt sbp052921_image0
May Spartanburg County SC
in cultivation
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Sam Pratt sbp052921_image2
May Spartanburg County SC
in cultivation
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Sam Pratt sbp052921_image3
May Spartanburg County SC
in cultivation
Leaf blades mostly < 2x long as wide, 5-12cm long, toothed well below middle, per Weakley's Flora (2012).
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Sam Pratt sbp052921_image4
May Spartanburg County SC
in cultivation
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Sam Pratt sbp052921_img4
May Spartanburg County SC
in cultivation
Leaf lower surface glabrous or w inconspicuous hairiness mainly on the veins, per Weakley's Flora (2020).
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_celtis_occidentalis
October
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Celtis occidentalis
FAMILY
Cannabaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Celtis occidentalis
FAMILY
Ulmaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Celtis occidentalis
INCLUDED WITHIN
Guide to the Vascular Plants of Florida (Wunderlin & Hansen, 2011)
Celtis occidentalis
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 3
Celtis occidentalis
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 056-03-002a:
Celtis occidentalis var. occidentalis
FAMILY
Ulmaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Celtis occidentalis
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Tree
Perennial
Monoecious
Habitat: Xeric to mesic glades, outcrops, barrens, woodlands, and bottomland forests, usually over calcareous substrates, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Mostly rare in GA-NC-SC (uncommon in GA Mountains & SC Piedmont)
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
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
Orange/Brownish
Drupe
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Gardening with the Native Plants of Tennessee (Hunter, 2002) p282
- Identifying Trees: An All-Season Guide to Eastern North America (Williams, 2007) p202
- Landscaping with Native Trees (Sternberg & Wilson, 1995) p080
- Native Alternatives to Invasive Plants p055
- Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007) p335
- The Sibley Guide to Trees (Sibley, 2009) p296
- Trees of the Southeastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1988) p116
- Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge (Lance) p44
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p098
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