Flora of the Southeastern United States

Carya ovata (P. Miller) K. Koch. Common name: Common Shagbark Hickory. Phenology: Apr-May; Oct. Habitat: Rich moist bottomlands, slopes, occasionally on dry upland flats. Distribution: S. ME and s. QC west to MN and NE, south to GA and TX; material in Mexico is here regarded as C. mexicana.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = C, G, GrPl, GW2, K4, Mi, NcTx, NE, NS, RAB, Tat, Tn, Tx, Va, W; = Carya ovata (Mill.) K.Koch var. ovata — Ar, Can, FNA3, Mo3, NY, Pa, POWO; = Hicoria ovata (Mill.) Britton — S, S13; < Carya ovata (Mill.) K.Koch — NSProv; > Carya ovata (Mill.) K.Koch var. fraxinifolia Sarg. — F, Il; > Carya ovata (Mill.) K.Koch var. nuttallii Sarg. — F, Il; > Carya ovata (Mill.) K.Koch var. ovata — F, Il; > Carya ovata (Mill.) K.Koch var. pubescens Sarg. — F. Basionym: Juglans ovata Mill. 1768

Links to other floras: = Carya ovata var. ovata - 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