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SPECIES: Celtis occidentalis | Hackberry 



ABBREVIATION : 
CELOCC

SYNONYMS : 
   Celtis crassifolia


SCS PLANT CODE : 
NO-ENTRY


COMMON NAMES : 
   hackberry
   sugarberry
   common hackberry
   nettletree
   beaverwood
   northern hackberry
   American hackberry
   False elm


TAXONOMY : 
The fully documented scientific name of hackberry is Celtis occidentalis
L.  The taxonomy presented here follows that of the Great Plains Flora
Association [16] which designates three varieties of this species in the
Great Plains.  Apparently the variation encountered within the species
makes recognition of these varieties difficult.  Fully documented names
of the hackberry varieties encountered in the literature are presented
below [37].

     Celtis occidentalis var. crassifolia (Lam.) Gray
     Celtis occidentalis var. pumila (Pursh) A.Gray
     Celtis occidentalis var. canina (Rafl) Sarg.



LIFE FORM : 
Tree

FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS : 
NO-ENTRY


OTHER STATUS : 
NO-ENTRY


COMPILED BY AND DATE : 
L. C. Rosario, August 1988



LAST REVISED BY AND DATE : 
NO-ENTRY


AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION : 
Rosario, Lynne C. 1988. Celtis occidentalis. In: Remainder of Citation

Related categories for Species: Celtis occidentalis | Hackberry