Base de datos de plantas del FNPS

Celtis occidentalis

Hackberry
  • Photo by: Rick Cantrell, Magnolia Chapter FNPS

Nomenclatura

Nombre común:

Hackberry

Sinónimo(s):

Especie del género:

Celtis occidentalis

Familia:

Celtidaceae

Especificaciones de la planta

Forma:

tree

Tamaño:

15-20 ft tall by to 10 ft wide

Esperanza de vida:

Long-lived perennial

Color de la flor:

white

Color de la fruta:

brown

Fenología:

deciduous

Destacado por:

Paisajismo

Usos recomendados:

Not typically grown but worth retaining if present as an understory tree.

Consideraciones:

Has a shallow root system that may prevent plants from growing under it.

Disponibilidad:

Native Nurseries, Seed

Propagación:

Seed.

Luz:

Part Sun, Shade

Tolerancia a la humedad:

Siempre inundado---------------------------------Extremadamente seco

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Somewhat moist, no flooding -a- Somewhat long very dry periods

Tolerancia a inundaciones por agua salada:

Unknown

Tolerancia a la niebla salina/suelo salado:

Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray

Suelo u otro sustrato:

Sand, Lime Rock

pH del suelo:

neutral to calcareous

Apto para cultivo en:

8A,8B

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Distribution
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Map coded by Melissa Fernandez-de Cespedes (Paynes Prairie Chapter)

Ecología

Fauna:

Caterpillars, Birds, Mammals

Larval host for hackberry emperor ( Asterocampa celtis ), and mourning cloak ( Nymphalis antiopa ) butterflies. Sole larval host plant for American snout ( Libytheana carineta ) in South Florida; also larval host for tawny emperor ( Asterocampa clyton ), question mark ( Polygonia interrogationis ) butterflies.





Wind pollinated.





 

Fruits are eaten by a number of birds and small mammals. 

Hábitats nativos:

Along stream edges, moist woodlands, floodplains, and hammocks

Área de distribución natural en Florida:

Comentarios:

Etnobotánica:

Used for furniture, athletic goods, boxes and crates, and plywood. The common name apparently was derived from hagberry, meaning marsh berry, a name used in Scotland for a cherry.

Comentarios generales:

Further north, this can be a moderately large tree.
FNPS Plant Print

Citas:

Burns, Russell M., and Barbara H. Honkala [Technical coordinators]. (1990). Silvics of North America: Volume 2. Hardwoods. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service, Agriculture Handbook 654. ( https://www.fs.usda.gov/treesearch/pubs/1548 ). Accessed 2025.


Huegel, Craig N. (2010). Native Plant Landscaping for Florida Wildlife. University Press of Florida, Gainesville.


Minno, Marc and Maria Minno. (1999). Florida Butterfly Gardening: A Complete Guide to Attracting, Identifying, and Enjoying Butterflies. University Press of Florida, Gainesville.


University of Tennessee Extension Service. (2010). Desired pH Range and salt tolerance of common nursery plants. ( https://plantsciences.tennessee.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/25/2021/10/Desired-pH-Range-List.pdf ). Accessed 2025. University of Tennessee Extension, Knoxville.


Wunderlin, R. P., B. F. Hansen, A. R. Franck, and F. B. Essig. (1999+). Atlas of Florida Plants. ( https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/ ). [S. M. Landry and K. N. Campbell (application development), USF Water Institute.] Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa.

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