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Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Fabids: Rosales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Celtis tenuifolia
FAMILY
Cannabaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Celtis tenuifolia
FAMILY
Ulmaceae
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)
Celtis georgiana
COMMON NAME:
Georgia Hackberry, Dwarf Hackberry
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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.
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.
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.