PLANTS Profile for Celtis occidentalis (common hackberry)

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PLANTS Profile

Celtis occidentalis L.
common hackberry

Symbol:

CEOC

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Ulmaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Tree
Shrub

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		N

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Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA SCS. 1989. Midwest wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide to plant species. Midwest National Technical Center, Lincoln. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.

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Celtis occidentalis L.

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Synonyms:
Celtis occidentalis L.

CECA9	Celtis canina Raf.
CEOCC	Celtis occidentalis L. var. canina (Raf.) Sarg.	common hackberry
CEOCC4	Celtis occidentalis L. var. cordata Willd.
CEOCC3	Celtis occidentalis L. var. crassifolia (Lam.) A. Gray
CEOCO2	Celtis occidentalis L. var. occidentalis	common hackberry
CEOCP	Celtis occidentalis L. var. pumila (Pursh) A. Gray	common hackberry
CEPU10	Celtis pumila Pursh
CEPUD2	Celtis pumila Pursh var. deamii Sarg.

Distribution:
Celtis occidentalis L.


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USA (AL, AR, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WI, WV, WY), CAN (MB, ON, QC)

Related Taxa:
Celtis occidentalis L.

View 5 genera in Ulmaceae, 18 species in Celtis

Classification:
Celtis occidentalis L.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Hamamelididae
Order	Urticales
Family	Ulmaceae – Elm family
Genus	Celtis L. – hackberry
Species	Celtis occidentalis L. – common hackberry

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Celtis occidentalis L.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

New Hampshire:
hackberry		Threatened

Wetland Indicator Status:
Celtis occidentalis L.

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

Reg. 2

Reg. 3

Reg. 4

Reg. 5

Reg. 6

Reg. 7

Reg. 8

Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

FACU,FAC

FACU

FAC-

FACU

FAC

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

Wildlife Habitat Values:
Celtis occidentalis L.

	Large Mammals		Small Mammals		Water Birds		Terrestrial Birds
Source	Large Mammals Food	Large Mammals Cover	Small Mammals Food	Small Mammals Cover	Water Birds Food	Water Birds Cover	Terrestrial Birds Food	Terrestrial Birds Cover
Yarrow			Low				Low

Wildlife Habitat Values

Yarrow, G.K., and D.T. Yarrow. 1999. Managing wildlife. Sweet Water Press, Birmingham.

More Accounts and Images:
Celtis occidentalis L.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account from USDA Forest Service Fire Effects Information System (FEIS).

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View species account, photographs, and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 19040.

View species account from Kemper Center for Home Gardening.

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View 1 propagation protocol from Native Plants Network.

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

Related Web Sites:
Celtis occidentalis L.

AR-University of Arkansas Horticulture

CA-SelecTree

CT-University of Connecticut Horticulture

CT-University of Connecticut Plant Database

FL-University of Florida Extenstion Service

Flora of North America

Forestry Images

IL-Illinois State Museum

IL-Selecting Trees for your Home

IL-vPlants

KS-Kansas Forest Service

MI-Michigan State University Extension

MO-Grow Native

NY-Cornell University Horticulture

OH-Ohio Trees

OH-Plant Dictionary (Ohio State University)

OK-Oklahoma Biological Survey

OR-Oregon State University

Silvics of North America

VA-Virginia Tech Dendrology Fact Sheet

WI-University of Wisconsin Freckmann Herbarium

Time Generated: 09/17/2008 07:42 AM MDT