Carya laciniosa (F. Michaux) W.P.C. Barton. Section: Carya. Common name: Kingnut Hickory, Big Shellbark Hickory, Big Shagbark Hickory. Phenology: Apr-May; Oct. Habitat: Bottomland forests, hardwood flatwoods, swamps; rarely in mesic upland forests and on rich lower slopes. Distribution: NY and s. ON west to IA, south to NC, nw. GA, MS, and OK.
ID notes: Leaf rachises tend to curl up and persist throughout the winter (bare of leaflets, which senesce and drop), creating a distinctive look.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Other Comments: This species is sometimes planted, but occurs natively in nw. GA, along the Roanoke River (Halifax and Northampton counties, NC) and New Hope Creek (Durham County, NC).
Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, C, Can, F, FNA3, G, GrPl, GW2, Il, K4, Mi, Mo3, NE, NS, NY, Pa, POWO, RAB, Tn, Tx, W; = Hicoria laciniosa (F.Michx.) Sarg. — S, S13. Basionym: Juglans laciniosa F.Michx. 1811
Links to other floras: = Carya laciniosa - FNA3
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC (taxonomic lump from wetland indicator species)
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW (taxonomic lump from wetland indicator species)
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FAC
- Great Plains: FAC
- Midwest: FACW
- Northcentral & Northeast: FACW
Heliophily ⓘ: 5
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native range: eastern North America
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