Celtis occidentalis
Celtis lindheimeri
bois inconnu, common hackberry, hackberry, micocoulier occidental, western hackberry
Lindheimer hackberry, Lindheimer's hackberry
gray, deeply furrowed, warty with age.
with corky warts.
without thorns, spreading, young branches mostly pubescent.
without thorns, spreading to pendulous, smooth;
young branches and twigs villous-pubescent.
blade lance-ovate to broadly ovate or deltate, 5-12 × 3-6(-9) cm (on fertile branches), leathery, base oblique or obliquely somewhat acuminate, margins conspicuously serrate to well below middle, teeth 10-40, apex acuminate;
surfaces scabrous.
blade ovate to ovate-lanceolate or oblong-lanceolate, 4-9 × 2-5 cm, leathery, base rounded to cordate, margins entire or with a few serrations, apex obtuse to acute or shortly acuminate;
surfaces abaxially white-tomentose, adaxially dark green, scabrous.
dense pendulous clusters.
erect dense clusters, 2-9-flowered, at base of leaves.
dark orange to purple- or blue-black when ripe, orbicular, to 7-11(-20) mm diam., commonly with thick beak;
pedicel to 15 mm.
light brown, globose, 7-9 mm diam., smooth.
ovoid, prominently 4-ribbed, reticulate.
light yellow, weak.
cream colored, 7-9 × 5-8 mm, reticulate.
= 20, 30, and 40.
Celtis occidentalis
Celtis lindheimeri
Celtis occidentalis is valued as an ornamental street tree because of its tolerance to drought.
Native Americans used decoctions prepared from the bark of Celtis occidentalis medicinally as an aid in menses and to treat sore throat (D. E. Moerman 1986).
This is a highly variable species. Segregates named as varieties follow an east-west geographic gradient and are based primarily on leaf size, shape, and pubescence.
(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
Of conservation concern.
Celtis lindheimeri warrants further study. It grows near San Antonio, and it is known from the Edwards Plateau of Texas and from northern Mexico. The extent of its range within Texas is uncertain.
(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
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