FOIBIS

Species Details -
Celtis occidentalis L.  

Accepted name: Celtis occidentalis L.  
Synonym(s):
English names: Sugar-berry
Common Hackberry
French names: Micocoulier occidental
Classification: Kingdom:  Plantae
Divison:   Magnoliophyta
Class:   Magnoliopsida
Order:   Urticales
Family:   Ulmaceae
OPL Code: WCELOC
(to track OPL, Newmaster et al. 1998)
Lifeform: 1.1
Lifecycle: P
Source database: FOIBIS, June 2005-2012
Floristic Affinities: -
Distribution: -
Ecosystem:
Microhabitat:
Ethnobotanical Notes: Decoction of bark taken for sore throat.Compound decoction of bark with powdered shells taken for venereal disease.Decoction of bark used as "woman's medicine" and regulated menses(*8)(3)
Key Characters: -

Species Codes
NRVIS ID
47000
General Status
OMNR Status
COSEWIC
SRANK
S4
GRANK
G5
Med Flag
Bayer Codes
CETOC
 


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