European hackberry / ميس / مَيْس جَنوبي /

ميسه /

Celtis australis L.

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Edibility and usage

Edibility
Edible
Edible part
  • Fruits
  • Seeds
Blooming period
March to April
Foraging period
March
Seed collection period
June to August

Description

Perenniality
Perennial
Petal colour
  • Green
Leaf type
  • Entire
Life form
  • Tree
Foliage
Deciduous

Scientifc data

Genus
Celtis
Family
Cannabaceae
Wikidata item
Q255375
GBIF Item
Celtis australis L. (2984492)
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least concern

References

  1. Temperate Plants Database, Ken Fern. temperate.theferns.info. 2022-08-31. <temperate.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Celtis+australis>
  2. Al Sheikh, B. (2019). Checklist and Ecological Data Base of Wild Plants of the West Bank - Palestine (Arabic).
  3. Temple, Augusta A. Flowers & Trees of Palestine. Society for promoting Christian knowledge, 1929.
  4. Zohary, Michael. Flora Palaestina. Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities, 1972.
  5. Crowfoot, Grace Mary Hood. From Cedar to Hyssop; a Study in the Folklore of Plants in Palestine. London, Sheldon Press; New York and Toronto, The Macmillan Co., 1932.
  6. Ali-Shtayeh, Mohammed S., Rana M. Jamous, Jehan H. Al-Shafie’, Wafa’ A. Elgharabah, Fatemah A. Kherfan, Kifayeh H. Qarariah, Isra’ S. Khdair, et al. “Traditional Knowledge of Wild Edible Plants Used in Palestine (Northern West Bank): A Comparative Study.”
  7. عراف، ش.،عمر،ر.،اسعد، ص.(1995).مساهمة في دراسة نباتات البلاد(الحلقة الاولى).ترشيحا:مركز الدراسات القروية.(عربي)

Citation

Celtis australis L. in Barari platform (2025). Barari Flora Taxonomy. https://barari.org/species/488 accessed via barari.org on 12/13/2025.

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