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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Celtis smallii
FAMILY
Cannabaceae
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Read more about Small's Hackberry at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Celtis laevigata
FAMILY
Ulmaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Celtis laevigata
INCLUDED WITHIN Flora of North America
Celtis laevigata
INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 056-03-001?:
Celtis laevigata FAMILY Ulmaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Gray's Manual of Botany (Fernald, 1950)
Celtis laevigata var. smallii
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Celtis 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 OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Celtis smallii
FAMILY
Cannabaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Celtis laevigata
FAMILY
Ulmaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Celtis laevigata
INCLUDED WITHIN
Flora of North America
Celtis laevigata
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 056-03-001?:
Celtis laevigata
FAMILY
Ulmaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Gray's Manual of Botany (Fernald, 1950)
Celtis laevigata var. smallii
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Celtis smallii
4003
Tree
Perennial
Monoecious
Habitat: Glades, woodlands, forests, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common in Piedmont (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
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Click here to see a map showing all occurrences known to SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria. (Zoom in to see more detail.)
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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