| European nettle tree | |
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| Celtis australis[1] | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Cannabaceae |
| Genus: | Celtis |
| Species: | C. australis
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| Binomial name | |
| Celtis australis | |
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| Distribution map | |
Celtis australis, the European nettle tree, Mediterranean hackberry, lote tree, or honeyberry,[3] is a deciduous tree native to Southern Europe, North Africa, and Asia Minor. The tree was introduced to England in 1796.[4]
- ^ 1885 illustration from Prof. Dr. Otto Wilhelm Thomé Flora von Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz 1885, Gera, Germany
- ^ Harvey-Brown, Y.; Rivers, M.C. & Barstow, M. (2017). "Celtis australis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T19218728A109615529. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T19218728A109615529.en. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
- ^ Bailey, L.H.; Bailey, E.Z.; the staff of the Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third: A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada. Macmillan, New York.
- ^ Hillier Nurseries Ltd. (1977). Hilliers' Manual of Trees & Shrubs, 4th edition, p.70. David & Charles, Newton Abbott, UK. ISBN 0-7153-7460-5