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Celtis lindheimeri (lindheimer hackberry; palo blanco; Lindheimer's hackberry)

Synonyms: Celtis helleri

Wikipedia Abstract

Celtis lindheimeri (also called Lindheimer's hackberry) is a species of tree in the Cannabaceae family. It is typically found in areas of central Texas and northeastern Mexico. It has a height averaging 9 meters, and produces a reddish brown berry. It is a species closely related to netleaf hackberry which is common in western United States. The Spanish common name is "Palo Blanco", meaning "White Tree", which is commonly used to identify this tree. It is named after its discoverer Ferdinand Lindheimer, a German-born botanical collector and Texas newspaper editor.
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Endangered Species

Status: Critically Endangered
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Attributes

Air Quality Improvement [1]  Low
Allergen Potential [1]  Medium-High
Carbon Capture [1]  Medium-Low
Shade Percentage [1]  90 %
Temperature Reduction [1]  Medium
Wind Reduction [1]  Medium-Low
Edible [2]  May be edible. See the Plants For A Future link below for details.
Flower Type [2]  Hermaphrodite
Leaf Type [2]  Deciduous
Lifespan [3]  Perennial
Structure [2]  Tree
Usage [2]  Wood - not strong, not durable. Of little value though it is used locally as a fuel;
Height [2]  33 feet (10 m)
Width [1]  46 feet (14.1 m)
Hardiness Zone Minimum [1]  USDA Zone: 6 Low Temperature: -10 F° (-23.3 C°) → 0 F° (-17.8 C°)
Hardiness Zone Maximum [1]  USDA Zone: 9 Low Temperature: 20 F° (-6.7 C°) → 30 F° (-1.1 C°)
Water Use [1]  Moderate
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Predators

Asterocampa clyton (Tawny emperor butterfly)[4]

Range Map

External References

USDA Plant Profile

NatureServe Explorer

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1i-Tree Species v. 4.0, developed by the USDA Forest Service's Northern Research Station and SUNY-ESF using the Horticopia, Inc. plant database.
♦ 2Plants For A Future licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License
♦ 3USDA Plants Database, U. S. Department of Agriculture
♦ 4HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0