Celtis caucasica | |
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Foliage | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Rosales |
Family: | Cannabaceae |
Genus: | Celtis |
Species: | C. caucasica
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Binomial name | |
Celtis caucasica | |
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Celtis caucasica, the Caucasian hackberry or Caucasian nettle tree, is a species of flowering plant in the family Cannabaceae.[3][4] It is native to the Caucasus region, Central Asia, and on to the western Himalaya.[2] Hardy to USDA zone 5b, it tolerates poor soils, drought, and nearby paving, and can be used as street tree.[5][6] It is a nitrogen-fixer, in symbiosis with the mycorrhizal fungi Funneliformis mosseae and Rhizophagus intraradices.[4]
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