Introductory
SPECIES: Celtis reticulata | Netleaf Hackberry 



ABBREVIATION : 
CELRET

SYNONYMS : 
   Celtis rugulosa Rydb.
   Celtis laevigata var. brevipes (Wats.) Sarg.
   Celtis laevigata Willd. var. reticulata (Torr.)


SCS PLANT CODE : 
   CERE2


COMMON NAMES : 
   netleaf hackberry
   western hackberry
   hackberry
   sugarberry
   palo blanco


TAXONOMY : 
Netleaf hackberry is a highly variable and taxonomically confusing
species [41,63].  Hybridization is common within the genus Celtis and
most species are poorly defined [23].  Intergrading forms and ecotypic
variants are common [23].  Some authorities consider netleaf hackberry
to be a variant of sugarberry (Celtis laevigata) and still others place
it in synonymy with Douglas hackberry (C. douglasii) [63,73].  However,
many taxonomists now regard it as a discrete species [73].  The
currently accepted scientific name of netleaf hackberry is Celtis
reticulata Tougher. [40].

Netleaf hackberry readily hybridizes with sugarberry and populations
with intermediate characteristics have been reported [74].  Some
authorities delineate two forms of netleaf hackberry on the basis of
leaf size [63].  Still others recognize many intergrading forms [33].
According to Kearney and others [41], "it is highly probable that more
than one species is included ...  as Celtis reticulata, but pending
thorough revision of North American species of Celtis, no other
treatment seems practicable."  Biosystematic revision has been suggested
for the tribe Celteae [23].


LIFE FORM : 
Tree, Shrub

FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS : 
No special status

OTHER STATUS : 
NO-ENTRY


COMPILED BY AND DATE : 
D. Tirmenstein, November 1990


LAST REVISED BY AND DATE : 
NO-ENTRY


AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION : 
Tirmenstein, D. A. 1990. Celtis reticulata. In: Remainder of Citation

Related categories for Species: Celtis reticulata | Netleaf Hackberry