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WEAKLEY'S FLORA (10/20/20):
Celtis pumila
FAMILY
Cannabaceae
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
You may also want to check Trees, Shrubs, and Woody Vines of North Carolina
Read more about Georgia Hackberry at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
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, 1938)
Celtis georgiana
COMMON NAME:
Georgia Hackberry, Dwarf Hackberry
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_cege2_001_lvd
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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.
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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.
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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.
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JK Marlow jkm190614_9185
June Greenville County SC
Swamp Rabbit Trail
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JK Marlow jkm190614_9187
June Greenville County SC
Swamp Rabbit Trail
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (10/20/20):
Celtis pumila
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, 1938)
Celtis georgiana
1915
Shrub; Tree
Perennial
Monoecious
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Documented growing wild in GA NC SC
Common (uncommon in Mountains & Coastal Plain)
Look for it in xeric to mesic glades, outcrops, barrens, woodlands, exposed bluffs, stream banks, and disturbed areas, often over calcareous substrate, per Weakley's Flora
Click here to see a more detailed map from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium,
or click here to see a map from SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
...Moist
...Dry
LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
Spring
Greenish
Mostly unisexual
5-6 lobed calyx
Petals absent
Superior ovary
Staminate inflorescences cymes or fascicles; pistillate solitary or few-flowered
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Orange/Brown
Drupe
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast p056
- Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide p336
- Peterson Field Guide to Eastern Trees p272
- Guide to the Plants of Granite Outcrops p27
- The Sibley Guide to Trees p298
- Trees of the Southeastern United States p197
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide p098