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Cannabaceae FAMILY Least Concern

Celtis pallida

Celtis pallida

Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Celtis pallida is a spiny, evergreen shrub or a small tree with a rounded, spreading crown; it usually grows up to 3 metres tall, occasionally to 5.5 metres tall[ 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and source of materials. It is grown as an ornamental and, with its extensive root system, is of value in soil stabilization projects. Celtis pallida has a very wide distribution, large population, is not currently experiencing any major threats and no significant future threats have been identified. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2018)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate
Native RangeSouthern S. America - Argentina, Paraguay; Southern N. America - southern Florida, Arizona to Texas, south to southern Mexico.
HabitatIn deserts, canyons, mesas, washes, foothills, thickets, brushland, and grassland near gravelly or well-drained sandy soil; at elevations from 1,000 - 1,300 metres[ 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. ].