Cannabaceae

Common hackberry

Celtis occidentalis L.

Family: Cannabaceae
Genus: Celtis

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Common names

By language (22)

Arabic: ميس غربي, سلتس أمريكا, ميس كلبي
arz: ميس غربى
Azerbaijani: Qərb dağdağanı
Chinese: 毛美洲朴, 美洲朴
Czech: Břestovec západní
Danish: Amerikansk Nældetræ
Dutch: Zwepenboom
English: Common hackberry, American hackberry, Beaverwood, Hackberry, Nettle tree, Nettletree, Northern hackberry, Sugarberry
Esperanto: Okcidenta celtido
French: Micocoulier occidental
German: Amerikanischer Zürgelbaum, Nordamerikanischer Zürgelbaum, Westlicher Zürgelbaum
Hungarian: Nyugati ostorfa
Macedonian: Американска копривка
Norwegian Bokmål: Amerikanesletre
Polish: Wiązowiec zachodni
Romanian: Sâmbovină, Sîmbovină
Russian: Каркас западный
Serbian: Бођош
Slovenian: Ameriški koprivovec
Spanish: Almez americano
Swedish: Bäralm
Ukrainian: Західний каркас, Каркас західний

Synonyms

Celtis audibertiana Spach
Celtis audibertiana var. oblongata Spach
Celtis audibertiana var. ovata Spach
Celtis canina Raf.
Celtis cordata Pers.
Celtis cordifolia L'Hér. ex Duhamel
Celtis crassifolia Lam.
Celtis crassifolia var. eucalyptifolia Spach
Celtis crassifolia var. morifolia Spach
Celtis crassifolia var. tiliifolia Spach
Celtis floridana Raf.
Celtis heterophyla Raf.
Celtis longifolia Nutt.
Celtis mississippiensis var. pumila (Pursh) Mack. & Bush
Celtis morifolia Raf.
Celtis obliqua Moench
Celtis occidentalis f. canina (Raf.) F.Seym.
Celtis occidentalis f. neglecta F.Seym.
Celtis occidentalis f. pumila (Pursh) F.Seym.
Celtis occidentalis var. aspera Dippel
Celtis occidentalis var. audibertiana (Spach) Dippel
Celtis occidentalis var. canina (Raf.) Sarg.
Celtis occidentalis var. cordata (Pers.) Willd.
Celtis occidentalis var. crassifolia (Lam.) A.Gray
Celtis occidentalis var. occidentalis
Celtis occidentalis var. pumila (Muhl.) Pursh
Celtis occidentalis var. pumila (Pursh) A.Gray
Celtis occidentalis var. serrulata Spach
Celtis occidentalis var. submembranacea Fernald
Celtis parvifolia Raf.
Celtis procera Salisb.
Celtis pumila Pursh
Celtis pumila Raf.
Celtis pumila var. deamii Sarg.
Celtis scabra Dippel
Celtis tenuifolia Raf.
Celtis urticifolia Raf.
Sponia crassifolia (Lam.) G.Don
Sponia occidentalis (L.) G.Don
Sponia pumila G.Don

Flowers

Flower colour: green (USDA PLANTS Database)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Shrub, Tree
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native

Photos

Photo: R. A. Nonenmacher, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Joe McGuire, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: R. A. Nonenmacher, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: R. A. Nonenmacher, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: R. A. Nonenmacher, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: DouglasGoldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Carlo Galliani, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.