Flora of the Southeastern United States

Carya illinoinensis (Wangenheim) K. Koch. Common name: Pecan, Nogal Morado, Nuez Encarcelada, Nuez Pecana. Phenology: Apr-May; Oct. Habitat: Bottomland forests, hardwood flatwoods, swamps, margins of fields, pastures, often along larger rivers; eastwards (out of native range) introduced and persistent around dwellings and in pecan orchards, escaped to suburban woodlands, rural forest edges and floodplains, also commonly cultivated. Distribution: Sw. OH, IN, IL, e. IA south to AL, MS, LA, TX, and widespread in Mexico; now also widely spread eastwards as a result of cultivation.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = C, Fl2, FNA3, Il, K4, Mex, Mo3, NcTx, NS, POWO, Tn, Tx, Va, WH3; = Carya illinoensis — F, G, GrPl, GW2, RAB, orthographic variant; = n/a — Tat; > Hicoria pecan (Marshall) Britton — S, S13; > Hicoria texana Leconte — S, S13; Juglans illinoinensis Wangenheim. Basionym: Juglans illinoinensis Wangenh. 1787

Links to other floras: = Carya illinoinensis - FNA3

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Wetland Indicator Status:

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

Heliophily ⓘ: 5