CANNABACEAE - - Hops Family

Celtis tenuifolia Nuttall — Georgia Hackberry

Dwarf Hackberry (Celtis tenuifolia) - This tree, also known as Georgia Hackberry, is a large shrub to small tree (to 32 ft.), and usually found on dry barrens, glades, outcrops and woods, often over a calcareous substrate. The leaves are ovate, 1 1/2 to 2 1/2 in. long, margin entire or sparsely toothed above middle. The fruit is dark orange-red (rarely purplish), the stalks shorter than the petioles.

Habitat:

Xeric to mesic glades, outcrops, barrens, woodlands, often over calcareous substrate.

Habitat information from:
Weakley, Alan S., Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States, Working Draft of 21 May 2015.

The range of Celtis tenuifolia (Georgia Hackberry)

Kartesz, J.T., The Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2015. North American Plant Atlas. (http://bonap.net/napa). Chapel Hill, N.C. [maps generated from Kartesz, J.T. 2015. Floristic Synthesis of North America, Version 1.0. Biota of North America Program (BONAP). (in press)].

The Georgia range of Celtis tenuifolia (Georgia Hackberry)

Zomlefer, W.B., J.R. Carter, & D.E. Giannasi. 2014 (and ongoing). The Atlas of Georgia Plants. University of Georgia Herbarium (Athens, Georgia) and Valdosta State University Herbarium (Valdosta, Georgia). Available at: http://www.georgiaherbaria.org/.