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]

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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.
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  6. "Celtis caucasica Caucasian Nettle Tree". Chicago Botanic Garden. Forest Preserve District of Cook County. 2021. Retrieved 19 October 2021.