Celtis pallida

Life form², ³: shrub, tall
Habitat: washes
leaf presence³: leaves usually present
leaf arrangement³: alternate
leaf format³: simple
leaf shape³: oblong or oval
leaf surface³: smooth
leaf margin³: dentate or entire
Flower color²: greenish or green
Flowering period²: Mar. to May
Armament², ³: short straight spines
Family¹, ², ³: Cannabaceae (hemp family)
Conserved or Obsolete Family¹: Ulmaceae (elm family)
Synonym(s)¹: Celtis tala v.pallida
Status: common
Locations where collected or observed:
      Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge
      Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument
      Barry M. Goldwater Range
      Sonoran Desert National Monument
      Ajo vicinity and BLM land

*For information on nomenclature, authorship, or plant characteristics, see these references:

• ¹ Felger, Richard Stephen, Susan Rutman, Thomas Van Devender, and Steven M. Buckley. 2012. Checklist of Vascular Plants of Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge, and Tinaja Altas, Arizona. CANOTIA 8:1-53
• ² Felger, Richard Stephen, Susan Rutman, Michael F. Wilson, and Kathryn Mauz. 2007. Botanical Diversity of Southwestern Arizona and Northwestern Sonora. in: Dry Borders, Great Natural Reserves of the Sonoran Desert. eds.: Richard Stephen Felger and Bill Broyles. The University of Utah Press, Salt Lake City
• ³ Felger, Richard Stephen. 2000. Flora of the Gran Desierto and Rio Colorado of Northwestern Mexico. The University of Arizona Press, Tucson