Celtis caucasica

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Celtis caucasica
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Foliage
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Cannabaceae
Genus: Celtis
Species:
C. caucasica
Binomial name
Celtis caucasica
Synonyms [2]
  • Celtis arcataBuch.-Ham. ex Wall.
  • Celtis australis subsp. caucasica(Willd.) C.C.Towns.
  • Celtis caucasica subsp. caudata(Planch.) Grudz.
  • Celtis inglisiiRoyle
  • Celtis tupalangiVassilcz.

Celtis caucasica, the Caucasian hackberry or Caucasian nettle tree, is a species of flowering plant in the family Cannabaceae. [3] [4] It is native to the Caucasus region, Central Asia, and on to the western Himalaya. [2] Hardy to USDA zone 5b, it tolerates poor soils, drought, and nearby paving, and can be used as street tree. [5] [6] It is a nitrogen-fixer, in symbiosis with the mycorrhizal fungi Funneliformis mosseae and Rhizophagus intraradices . [4]

References

  1. ↑ Participants of the FFI/IUCN SSC Central Asian regional tree Red Listing workshop, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan 11-13 July 2006 (2007). "Celtis caucasica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2007 e.T63520A12685995. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T63520A12685995.en . Retrieved 13 May 2024.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. 1 2 "Celtis caucasica Willd". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  3. ↑ "Celtis caucasica Caucasian nettle tree". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2021. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  4. 1 2 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.
  5. ↑ "Celtis caucasica". vdberk.co.uk. Van den Berk Nurseries. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  6. ↑ "Celtis caucasica Caucasian Nettle Tree". Chicago Botanic Garden. Forest Preserve District of Cook County. 2021. Retrieved 19 October 2021.


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