OF THE CAROLINAS & GEORGIA

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

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



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Celtis pumila   FAMILY Ulmaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)

Celtis pumila

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)

Celtis tenuifolia

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 3 (1997)

Celtis tenuifolia

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 056-03-002b:

Celtis occidentalis var. georgiana   FAMILY Ulmaceae

INCLUDING Gray's Manual of Botany (Fernald, 1950)

Celtis tenuifolia var. georgiana

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Celtis georgiana

 

COMMON NAME:
Georgia Hackberry, Dwarf Hackberry


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image of Celtis pumila, Georgia Hackberry, Dwarf Hackberry

Manual of the Trees of North America (Exclusive of Mexico) (Sargent, 1905)    mtna_i_358

        

image of Celtis pumila, Georgia Hackberry, Dwarf Hackberry

USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913    pnd_cege2_001_lvd

        

image of Celtis pumila, Georgia Hackberry, Dwarf Hackberry

JK Marlow    jkm120407_715

April    Spartanburg County    SC

Leaves usually 1-2" long and < 2x long as wide, entire or sparingly toothed, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007).

image of Celtis pumila, Georgia Hackberry, Dwarf Hackberry

JK Marlow    jkm120407_718

April    Spartanburg County    SC

Pistillate flowers in axils of emerging leaves toward twig tips, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007).

image of Celtis pumila, Georgia Hackberry, Dwarf Hackberry

JK Marlow    jkm120407_718b

April    Spartanburg County    SC

Calyx 5-6 lobed nearly to base. Petals absent. Superior ovary with 2 stigmas, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).

image of Celtis pumila, Georgia Hackberry, Dwarf Hackberry

JK Marlow    jkm190614_9185

June    Greenville County    SC

Swamp Rabbit Trail

image of Celtis pumila, Georgia Hackberry, Dwarf Hackberry

JK Marlow    jkm190614_9187

June    Greenville County    SC

Swamp Rabbit Trail

 

 

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

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Celtis pumila   FAMILY Ulmaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Celtis pumila

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Celtis tenuifolia

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 3
Celtis tenuifolia

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 056-03-002b:
Celtis occidentalis var. georgiana   FAMILY Ulmaceae

INCLUDING Gray's Manual of Botany (Fernald, 1950)
Celtis tenuifolia var. georgiana

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Celtis georgiana

 

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1915

Shrub; Tree
Perennial
Monoecious

Habitat: Xeric to mesic glades, outcrops, barrens, woodlands, exposed bluffs, stream banks, and disturbed areas, often over calcareous substrate, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Common to uncommon

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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
Orange/Brown
Drupe

 

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