Celtis laevigata Willd.

  • Authority

    Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.

  • Family

    Cannabaceae

  • Scientific Name

    Celtis laevigata Willd.

  • Description

    Species Description - Tree to 30 m; lvs yellowish-green, lanceolate, 4–8 cm, ± long-acuminate, entire or seldom with a few long teeth, broadly cuneate to rounded at base, glabrous or nearly so except for the ciliate margins; style promptly deciduous after flowering; fr dark orange-red, 5–9 mm, the pedicel 3–6 mm, equaling or shorter than the subtending petiole; 2n=20. Wet grounds; Fla. to Tex. and ne. Mex., n. to s. Mo., s. Ind., and s. Va. (C. mississippiensis; C. smallii)

  • Common Names

    southern hackberry