Stats

Lifespan

Annual to 200 yrs

Size

Large

Diet

Photosynthetic

Biome

Temperate and tropical

Range

Worldwide

Movement

Sessile

Breeding

Seeds

Defense

Toxins

Status

Common

About

The hackberry tree grows in diverse forests and rocky soils across the globe. Its bark develops distinct corky ridges that house tiny galls formed by jumping plant lice.

Life cycle

1. 1.
   seed

   A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
2. 2.
   sprout

   A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
3. 3.
   sapling

   A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
4. 4.
   mature

   Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Rosales

Family

Cannabaceae