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Celtis spinosa

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Name

Identification
Celtis spinosa Spreng. [family ULMACEAE ] Verified by Berg, C.C., Celtis iguanaea (Jacq.) Sarg. [family ULMACEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by Not on sheet.,
Related name
  • Celtis sellowiana
  • Momisia rhamnoides
  • Celtis iguanaea
  • Celtis spinosa
  • Mertensia unrecorded
  • Celtis aculeata
  • Celtis tala
  • Celtis dichotoma
  • Celtis ehrenbergiana
Common name
  • Desert hackberry, Flora of North America Vol. 3

Flora

Entry for Celtis pallida Torrey [family ULMACEAE]
Herbarium
Flora of North America (FNA)
Collection
Flora of North America
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora of North America, Vol 3,
Names
Celtis pallida Torrey [family ULMACEAE], in W. H. Emory, Rep. U.S. Mex. Bound., 2: 203. 1859
Celtis spinosa Sprengel var. pallida (Torrey) M. C. Johnston [family ULMACEAE]
Momisia pallida (Torrey) Planchon [family ULMACEAE]
Information
Shrubs, to 3 m; crowns rounded. Bark gray, smooth. Branches spreading, flexuous, whitish gray, with thorns, puberulent; thorns single or in pairs, 3-25 mm. Leaf blade ovate to ovate-oblong, to 2-3 × 1.5-2 cm, thickish, margins entire or crenate-dentate, apex rounded to acute; surfaces scabrous. Inflorescences cymes, 3-5-flowered, longer than petiole, flowers mostly staminate on proximal branches, terminal flower bisexual. Drupes orange, yellow, or red, ovoid, 6-7 mm; pedicel 1-2 mm.
Phenology
Flowering late winter-spring (Mar-May)
Altitude range
1000-1300 m
Distribution
MexicoCentral AmericaSouth America (to n Argentina).USA Ariz.USA Fla.USA N.Mex.USA Tex.
Discussion
Celtis pallida is closely related to C. iguanaea (Jacquin) Sargent from Mexico. Reports of C. iganaea from Florida and Texas are unconfirmed. Celtis iguanaea can be identified by its longer leaves (to 4 cm wide), small fruits (4-5 mm), and single thorns. Its fruits have acid, juicy pulp.

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