Carya texana Buckley. Section: Carya. Common name: Black Hickory. Phenology: Apr-May; Oct. Habitat: Dry upland woodlands, glades, bluffs, sand barrens. Distribution: S. IN, c. IL, n. MO, and e. KS south to c. KY, w. TN, c. MS, s. LA, se, and c. TX.
ID notes: The blackish bark, rather scaly and with prominent horizontal cross-checks, is distinctly different from our other hickories.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Taxonomy Comments: Jones (2005) stated that w. KY material of C. pallida is transitional to C. texana.
Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, FNA3, GrPl, Il, K4, Mo3, NcTx, NS, POWO, Tx; > Carya buckleyi Durand var. arkansana (Sarg.) Sarg. — G; > Carya texana Buckley var. arkansana (Sarg.) Little — C; > Carya texana Buckley var. texana — F; > Carya texana Buckley var. villosa (Sarg.) Little — F
Links to other floras: = Carya texana - FNA3
Heliophily ⓘ: 6
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