Introductory
SPECIES: Celtis laevigata | Sugarberry 



ABBREVIATION : 
CELLAE

SYNONYMS : 
   Celtis mississipiensis Bosc.
   C. smallii Beadle
   C. laevigata var. smallii (Beadle) Sargent


SCS PLANT CODE : 
   CELA


COMMON NAMES : 
   sugarberry
   hackberry
   sugar hackberry
   Texas sugarberry
   southern hackberry
   lowland hackberry
   palo blanco


TAXONOMY : 
The accepted scientific name for sugarberry is Celtis laevigata L. [17,59].  

Recognized varieties are as follows [59]:

     C. l. var. texana (Scheele) Sarg. - Texas sugar hackberry
     C. l. var. brachyphylla Sarg. - Uvalde sugar hackberry
     C. l. var. anomala Sarg. - scrub sugar hackberry
     C. l. var. brevipes Sarg.) - Arizona sugar hackberry


LIFE FORM : 
Tree

FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS : 
No special status

OTHER STATUS : 
NO-ENTRY


COMPILED BY AND DATE : 
Janet Sullivan, January 1993


LAST REVISED BY AND DATE : 
NO-ENTRY


AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION : 
Sullivan, Janet. 1993. Celtis laevigata. In: Remainder of Citation

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