Spiny Hackberry

Celtis ehrenbergiana (Klotzsch) Liebm. - Elm family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 20.0 feet

Plant Type: Shrub, Tree

Features

Flower Color: White, Yellow, Green

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 Spiny Hackberry: Asterocampa leilia, Automeris cecrops pamina, Automeris io io, Automeris randa, Caria ino, Caria ino melicerta, Doxocopa laure, Doxocopa pavon, Libytheana bachmanii, Libytheana carinenta

Native Range

  • USA:  Florida
  • MEX:  Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest
  • USA+:  Puerto Rico
Regional Native Status: L48 (N)

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.