Quercus

Sugarberry

Celtis laevigata

Native to Georgia (estimated)

Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

50CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including GA

Genus host records with ranges including GA · Celtis

  • Asterocampa celtisHackberry Emperor
  • Automeris ioIo Moth
  • Nymphalis antiopaMourning Cloak
  • Polygonia interrogationisQuestion Mark
  • Acharia stimuleaSaddleback Caterpillar Moth
  • Acronicta rubricomaRuddy Dagger, Hackberry Dagger
  • Alsophila pometariaFall Cankerworm Moth
  • Amphipyra pyramidoidesMiranda Underwing, Copper Underwing, Copper Amphipyra
  • Anisota virginiensisPink-striped Oakworm Moth
  • Asterocampa clytonTawny Emperor
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  • Biston betulariaSalt-and-Pepper Geometer, Cleft-Headed Looper
  • Catocala sordidaSordid Underwing
  • Choristoneura rosaceanaOblique-Banded Leafroller Moth, Rosaceous Leaf Roller
  • Cryptothelea gloveriiOrange Bagworm
  • Digrammia continuataCurve-Lined Angle
  • Ecdytolopha manaBicolored Ecdytolopha
  • Euclea delphiniiSpiny Oak-Slug Moth
  • Euplexia benesimilisAmerican Angle Shades
  • Eupsilia vinulentaStraight-Toothed Sallow
  • Halysidota tessellarisBanded Tussock Moth, Pale Tiger Moth
  • Hyalophora cecropiaCecropia Silkmoth, Cecropia Moth
  • Hypena scabraGreen Cloverworm Bomolocha, Black Snout
  • Hyphantria cuneaFall Webworm
  • Isogona tenuisThin-Lined Owlet
  • Isturgia dislocariaPale-Veined Isturgia, Pale-Veined Econista
  • Kocakina fidelisIntractable Quaker, Green Fruitworm, Fourlined Green Fruitworm
  • Libytheana carinentaAmerican Snout [subspecies: Eastern Snout Butterfly]
  • Megalopyge crispataBlack-Waved Flannel Moth, Crinkled Flannel Moth
  • Megalopyge opercularisSouthern Flannel Moth, Puss Caterpillar
  • Megalopyge pyxidiferaYellow Flannel Moth
  • Melanolophia canadariaCanadian Melanolphia, Variable Redmarked Looper
  • Norape cretataWhite Flannel Moth
  • Oiketicus abbotiiAbbot's Bagworm Moth
  • Orgyia definitaDefinite Tussock Moth
  • Orgyia leucostigmaWhite-Marked Tussock Moth
  • Paleacrita vernataSpring Cankerworm Moth
  • Phigalia strigatariaSmall Phigalia, Small Oak Looper
  • Polygonia commaEastern Comma
  • Prionoxystus robiniaeCarpenterworm Moth, Black Locust Borer, Cottonwood Borer
  • Rifargia subrotataSmall Heterocampa
  • Schizura ipomaeaeMorning-Glory Prominent, Checkered-Fringe Prominent
  • Sciota celtidellaHackberry Leafroller
  • Sciota rubrisparsellaRed-Splashed Leafroller
  • Sericaglaea signataVariable Sallow
  • Sparganothis pulcherrimanaBeautiful Sparganothis Moth
  • Sphinx drupiferarumWild Cherry Sphinx
  • Spodoptera frugiperdaFall Armyworm Moth
  • Tallula watsoniWatson's Tallula
  • Thyridopteryx ephemeraeformisEvergreen Bagworm Moth
  • Phyllonorycter celtifoliella
Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, Lepidoptera of North America north of Mexico, ZooKeys 1261 (ODbL)
0BeesSoutheastern regional records
0Specialist beesPollen specialists
21BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim

Recorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim · Celtis

  • Cardinalis cardinalisNorthern Cardinal
  • Sialia sialisEastern Bluebird
  • Turdus migratoriusAmerican Robin
  • Catharus fuscescensVeery
  • Catharus guttatusHermit Thrush
  • Catharus ustulatusSwainson's Thrush
  • Colinus virginianusNorthern Bobwhite
  • Corvus brachyrhynchosAmerican Crow
  • Cyrtonyx montezumaeMontezuma Quail
  • Leptotila verreauxiWhite-tipped Dove
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  • Melanerpes carolinusRed-bellied Woodpecker
  • Melozone fuscaCanyon Towhee
  • Myadestes townsendiTownsend's Solitaire
  • Oreortyx pictusMountain Quail
  • Ortalis vetulaPlain Chachalaca
  • Sturnus vulgarisEuropean Starling
  • Toxostoma curvirostreCurve-billed Thrasher
  • Toxostoma longirostreLong-billed Thrasher
  • Toxostoma rufumBrown Thrasher
  • Zenaida asiaticaWhite-winged Dove
  • Zenaida macrouraMourning Dove
Hurlbert, Olsen, Sawyer & Winner 2021, Avian Diet Database, Scientific Data 8: 260 (CC0)

No records yet · Ants · Beetles · Flies · Adult butterflies / moths · Other wasps · Other insects

Growing and identification

Plant details

Family
Cannabaceae
Hardiness
Zones 5a–10b
Soil pH
Acidic to alkaline
Flower color
Green or white
Growth rate
Moderate
Growth habit
Single stem
Foliage color
Green
Fruit begins
Summer
Fruit ends
Fall

Safety has not been reviewed for this plant; check toxicity and thorns before planting.

Growing sources and scope
Also known as

Southern Hackberry; Southern Sugarberry

Conservation status

Georgia rankNot available
Global rankG5
GA statusNot verified
Federal statusNot verified

Conservation source Global and federal source

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