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| name = ''Celtis laevigata''<br />
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| regnum = [[Plant]]ae<br />
| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]<br />
| classis = [[Dicotyledon|Magnoliopsida]]<br />
| ordo = [[Rosales]]<br />
| familia = [[Cannabaceae]]<br />
| genus = ''[[Celtis]]''<br />
| species = '''''C. laevigata'''''<br />
| binomial = ''Celtis laevigata''<br />
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'''''Celtis laevigata''''', the '''Sugarberry''', is a medium-sized [[tree]] native to [[North America]]. It is also sometimes referred to as ''Southern Hackberry'' or, in the southern U.S., just ''Hackberry''.<br />
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Sugarberry is easily confused with [[Common Hackberry]], (''[[Celtis occidentalis]]'') where the range overlaps. Sugarberry has narrower leaves which are smoother above. The species can also be distinguished by habitat: where the ranges overlap, Common Hackberry occurs primarily in upland areas, whereas Sugarberry occurs mainly in bottomland areas.<br />
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Sugarberry's range extends throughout the southeastern U.S. and into Texas.<br />
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==Ecology==<br />
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Sugarberry occurs primarily along streams and in moist soils on flood plains. Its fruit are eaten by birds, helping to disperse the seeds. The leaves are eaten by a number of insects, for example [[caterpillar]]s of the [[Io moth]] (''Automeris io'').<br />
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Sugarberry's leaf litter contains [[Allelopathy|allelopathic chemicals]] which inhibit seed germination and growth in many other plant species.<br />
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==Cultivation & Uses==<br />
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Like [[Celtis occidentalis|Hackberry]], sugarberry's wood is undesirable commercially, and the berries, although edible, are seldom eaten by humans.<br />
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Sugarberry is frequently planted as a shade-tree within its range. It is well-adapted to urban areas; its elm-like shape and warty bark make it an attractive landscape tree.<br />
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==References==<br />
* M.A.K. Lodhi, E.L. Rice. ''Allelopathic effects of Celtis laevigata''. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club. Vol. 98, No. 2, pg. 83-89. 1971.<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://www.cnr.vt.edu/dendro/dendrology/syllabus/factsheet.cfm?ID=275 Sugarberry Fact Sheet]<br />
* [http://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/plants/tree/cellae/management_considerations.html U.S. Forest Service Management Considerations for Celtis laevigata]<br />
* [http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=233500332 Flora of North America: ''Celtis laevigata''] [http://www.efloras.org/object_page.aspx?object_id=5853&flora_id=1 RangeMap:]<br />
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[[Category:Trees of North America]]<br />
[[Category:Trees of Southeastern United States]]<br />
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