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WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Celtis smallii
FAMILY
Cannabaceae
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Small's Hackberry at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Celtis laevigata
FAMILY
Ulmaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 056-03-001?:
Celtis laevigata
FAMILY
Ulmaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Celtis smallii
SYNONYMOUS WITH
-
Celtis laevigata var. smallii
COMMON NAME:
Small's Hackberry
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JK Marlow jkm140528_237b
May Greenville County SC
Swamp Rabbit Trail
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JK Marlow jkm140922_869
September Greenville County SC
Swamp Rabbit Trail
Margins of leaves subtending fruits have 2-15 teeth 1-2mm long on each side, per Weakley's Flora (2015).
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JK Marlow jkm140930_008
September Greenville County SC
Swamp Rabbit Trail
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Celtis smallii
FAMILY
Cannabaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Celtis laevigata
FAMILY
Ulmaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 056-03-001?:
Celtis laevigata
FAMILY
Ulmaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Celtis smallii
SYNONYMOUS WITH
-
Celtis laevigata var. smallii
4003
Tree
Perennial
Monoecious
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Documented growing wild in GA NC SC
Common in Piedmont (rare elesewhere), an endemic
Look for it in glades, woodlands, forests, 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.
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
Pinkish-orange
Drupe
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