Celtis caucasica

Celtis caucasica, the Caucasian hackberry or Caucasian nettle tree, is a species of flowering plant in the family Cannabaceae.[2][3] It is native to the Caucasus region, Central Asia, and on to the western Himalaya.[1] Hardy to USDA zone 5b, it tolerates poor soils, drought, and nearby paving, and can be used as street tree.[4][5] It is a nitrogen-fixer, in symbiosis with the mycorrhizal fungi Funneliformis mosseae and Rhizophagus intraradices.[3]

Celtis caucasica
Foliage
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Cannabaceae
Genus: Celtis
Species:
C. caucasica
Binomial name
Celtis caucasica
Synonyms[1]
  • Celtis arcata Buch.-Ham. ex Wall.
  • Celtis australis subsp. caucasica (Willd.) C.C.Towns.
  • Celtis caucasica subsp. caudata (Planch.) Grudz.
  • Celtis inglisii Royle
  • Celtis tupalangi Vassilcz.

References

  1. "Celtis caucasica Willd". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  2. "Celtis caucasica Caucasian nettle tree". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2021. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  3. Sepahvand, Tooba; Etemad, Vahid; Matinizade, Mohammad; Shirvany, Anoshirvan (2021). "Symbiosis of AMF with growth modulation and antioxidant capacity of Caucasian Hackberry (Celtis caucasica L.) seedlings under drought stress". Central Asian Journal of Environmental Science and Technology Innovation. 2 (1). doi:10.22034/CAJESTI.2021.01.03.
  4. "Celtis caucasica". vdberk.co.uk. Van den Berk Nurseries. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  5. "Celtis caucasica Caucasian Nettle Tree". Chicago Botanic Garden. Forest Preserve District of Cook County. 2021. Retrieved 19 October 2021.


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