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Juglandaceae
Carya

not marked as a favorite taxon Carya myristiciformis (F. Michaux) Elliott. Common name: Nutmeg Hickory. Phenology: Apr; Oct. Habitat: Hardwood flatwoods, bottomland hardwood forests, riparian and upland calcareous woodlands, nonriverine swamps over calcareous substrates, including calcareous clays and coquina limestone (‘marl’). Distribution: Se. NC south to GA, and from wc. AL west to e. TX and se. OK; disjunct in Mexico (COA, NLE, SLP, TAM). First reported for NC by Leonard (1971b).

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Section: Carya.

ID notes: The bronze sheen of the leaflets of this species is diagnostic.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, FNA3, K4, Mex, Mo3, NcTx, NS, POWO; = Carya myristicaeformis — GW2, RAB, Tx, orthographic variant; = Hicoria myristicaeformis (F.Michx.) Britton — S, S13; = n/a — C, F, G. Basionym: Juglans myristiciformis F.Michx. 1811

Links to other floras: = Carya myristiciformis - FNA3

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACW
  • Great Plains: FACW
  • Midwest: FACW

Heliophily ⓘ: 5

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native range: southeastern United States & Mexico



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