Quercus

Dwarf Hackberry

Celtis pumila

Native to Kentucky (estimated)

Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

53CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including KY

Genus host records with ranges including KY · 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
  • 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]
  • Lophocampa caryaeHickory Tussock Moth, Hickory Tiger Moth
  • Megalopyge opercularisSouthern Flannel Moth, Puss Caterpillar
  • Megalopyge pyxidiferaYellow Flannel Moth
  • Melanolophia canadariaCanadian Melanolphia, Variable Redmarked Looper
  • Norape cretataWhite Flannel Moth
  • Olethreutes mysterianaMysterious Olethreutes
  • Orgyia definitaDefinite Tussock Moth
  • Orgyia leucostigmaWhite-Marked Tussock Moth
  • Paleacrita vernataSpring Cankerworm Moth
  • Phigalia strigatariaSmall Phigalia, Small Oak Looper
  • Phyllodesma americanaLappet Moth, American Lappet Moth, Southern Lappet Moth
  • Phyllonorycter celtisellaHackberry Leafblotch Miner
  • 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
  • Sphinx drupiferarumWild Cherry Sphinx
  • Spodoptera frugiperdaFall Armyworm Moth
  • Tallula watsoniWatson's Tallula
  • Thyridopteryx ephemeraeformisEvergreen Bagworm Moth
  • Epinotia celtisana
  • Epinotia vertumnana
  • Phyllonorycter celtifoliella
  • Stigmella resplendensella
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–9b
Soil pH
Acidic to alkaline
Flower color
Green, orange, red or white

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

Growing sources and scope
Also known as

Celtis occidentalis var. georgiana; Celtis tenuifolia; Dwarf Hackberry; Georgia Hackberry

Conservation status

Kentucky rankS5
Global rankG5
KY statusNot verified
Federal statusNot verified

Conservation source Global and federal source

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