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Juglandaceae
Carya

not marked as a favorite taxon Carya ovalis (Wangenheim) Sargent. Common name: Red Hickory. Phenology: Apr-Jun; Oct. Habitat: Forests and woodlands. Distribution: MA west to WI, south to GA, MS, and AR.

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Section: Carya.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = C, NS, RAB, Tat, Tn, Va; = Carya glabra (Mill.) Sweet var. odorata (Marshall) Little — POWO, W; = Hicoria microcarpa (Sarg.) Sarg. — S, S13; < Carya glabra (Mill.) Sweet — Ar, Can, FNA3, K4, Mi, Mo3, NE, Pa; > Carya ovalis (Wangenh.) Sarg. var. obcordata (Muhl. & Willd.) Sarg. — F, G, Il; > Carya ovalis (Wangenh.) Sarg. var. obovalis Sarg. — F, G, Il; > Carya ovalis (Wangenh.) Sarg. var. odorata (Marshall) Sarg. — F, G, Il; > Carya ovalis (Wangenh.) Sarg. var. ovalis — F. Basionym: Juglans ovalis Wangenh. 1787

Links to other floras: < Carya glabra - FNA3

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACU
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACU
  • Great Plains: FACU
  • Midwest: FACU
  • Northcentral & Northeast: FACU

Heliophily ⓘ: 5

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image #1 of Carya ovalis© Gary P. Fleming | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Carya ovalis© Richard & Teresa Ware CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
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image #9 of Carya ovalis© Richard & Teresa Ware CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image #10 of Carya ovalis© Erik Danielson source | Original Image ⭷
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