Sugarberry
Celtis laevigata Willd. - Elm family
Size
Mature Height: Up to around 80.0 feet
Plant Type: Tree, Shrub
Features
Flower Color: Green
Conspicuous Flowers: Yes
Bloom Time: Winter, Early Spring, Mid Spring
Conditions
Shade Tolerance: Intermediate
Ecosystem Interactions
Pollinators: Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth); Wind
Larval Species depending on Sugarberry: Asterocampa celtis, Asterocampa clyton, Asterocampa clyton clyton, Asterocampa clyton louisa, Asterocampa clyton texana, Automeris io io, Egira curialis, Hyphantria cunae, Libytheana bachmanii, Libytheana bachmanii larvata, Libytheana carinenta, Megalopyge opercularis, Nymphalis antiopa, Prionoxystus robiniae
Native Range
- USA: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia
- MEX: Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southwest
State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.