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Celtis reticulata Torr.

Species

Angiosperms > Rosales > Cannabaceae > Celtis

Characteristics

Trees or shrubs , (1-)7(-16) m; trunks rarely 6 dm diam.; crowns ± rounded. Bark gray with corky ridges. Branches without thorns, upright, villous when young. Leaves: petiole 3-8 mm. Leaf blade ovate, 2-4.5(-7) × 1.5-3.5 cm, thick, rigid, base cordate or occasionally oblique, margins entire or somewhat serrate above middle, apex obtuse to acute or somewhat acuminate; surfaces pubescent, abaxially yellow-green, adaxially gray-green, grooved, scabrous or not. Inflorescences of 1-4 flowers in axils of young leaves. Drupes reddish or reddish black when ripe, orbicular, (5-)8-10 mm diam., beaked; pedicel (4-)10-14 mm.
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A shrubby tree. It grows 3-10 m tall. The leaves are rough and netted.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 1.5
Mature height (meter) 6.55 - 9.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) 0.3
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months
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AprMayJun
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

On dry hills, often on limestone or basalt, ravine banks, rocky outcrops, and occasionally in sandy soils; at elevations from 300-2,300 metres.
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It is a temperate plant. It grows in the desert.
Light 6-8
Soil humidity 2-6
Soil texture 3-5
Soil acidity 4-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-9

Usage

Uses animal food dye eating environmental use fiber food fuel material medicinal oil timber wood
Edible fruits seeds
Therapeutic use Gastrointestinal Aid (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -15
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Celtis reticulata world distribution map, present in Mexico and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:851150-1
WFO ID wfo-0000593708
COL ID S4P8
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Celtis brevipes Celtis douglasii Celtis laevigata var. brevipes Celtis laevigata var. reticulata Celtis laevigata subsp. reticulata Celtis mississippiensis var. reticulata Celtis occidentalis var. reticulata Celtis reticulata var. vestita Celtis occidentalis f. reticulata Celtis patula Celtis reticulata Celtis occidentalis var. reticulata
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