Celtis laevigata var. laevigata
Celtis laevigata var. laevigata
Native status unresolved in Mississippi. How scores work Is it native here?
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- 2 or more hours of direct sun
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At a glance
Not yet recorded · Height · Spread · Soil · Life cycle · Leaves · Bloom
This plant is missing most of its facts, so Quercus is looking them up in old botany books.
County records are not available.
Also found with this plant
Wildlife whose habitat models include habitats this plant grows in, in Mississippi. Shared habitat, not food. 74 animals.
- Common YellowthroatGeothlypis trichas
- Cooper's HawkAccipiter cooperii
- Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocorax auritus
- Downy WoodpeckerPicoides pubescens
- Eastern KingbirdTyrannus tyrannus
- Eastern Screech-owlMegascops asio
- Eastern TowheePipilo erythrophthalmus
- Eurasian Collared-doveStreptopelia decaocto
- European StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Fox SparrowPasserella iliaca
- Golden-crowned KingletRegulus satrapa
- Gray CatbirdDumetella carolinensis
- Gray KingbirdTyrannus dominicensis
- Great EgretArdea alba
- Great Horned OwlBubo virginianus
- Hermit ThrushCatharus guttatus
- Hooded WarblerWilsonia citrina
- Least FlycatcherEmpidonax minimus
- Lincoln's SparrowMelospiza lincolnii
- Mourning DoveZenaida macroura
- Northern BobwhiteColinus virginianus
- Northern CardinalCardinalis cardinalis
- Northern FlickerColaptes auratus
- Northern MockingbirdMimus polyglottos
Who uses this plant?
51CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including MS
Genus host records with ranges including MS · 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
- Asterocampa clytonTawny Emperor
- Catocala sordidaSordid Underwing
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- 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
- 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
- Phyllodesma americanaLappet Moth, American Lappet Moth, Southern Lappet Moth
- 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
- Automeris louisiana
- Epinotia celtisana
- Epinotia vertumnana
- Phyllonorycter celtifoliella
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
Direct food only: birds recorded eating this genus across North America. Caterpillars on host plants also feed nesting birds. NC Native Plant Society: butterfly gardening
Plant details
- Family
- CANNABACEAE
What its natural habitat tells you
Safety has not been reviewed for this plant; check toxicity and thorns before planting.
Conservation status
| Mississippi rank | SNR |
|---|---|
| Global rank | Not available |
| MS status | Not verified |
| Federal status | Not verified |
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Sources
- Mississippi occurrence source
- Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, Lepidoptera of North America north of Mexico, ZooKeys 1261 (ODbL)
- Noori, Seltmann & Orr 2026, A curated and integrated dataset for exploring global bee-plant interactions (GloBI), Zenodo, CC BY 4.0
- Smith, Bachelder, Russell, Morales, Mosher & Seltmann 2024, Bee-Specialization-Modeling v0.6.1 (specialist host table compiled from J. Fowler's pollen specialist bee lists), Zenodo, CC BY 4.0
- Hurlbert, Olsen, Sawyer & Winner 2021, Avian Diet Database, Scientific Data 8: 260 (CC0)
- Narango, Tallamy & Shropshire 2020, Few keystone plant genera support the majority of Lepidoptera species, Nature Communications

























