Carya aquatica (F. Michaux) Elliott. Section: Apocarya. Common name: Water Hickory, Bitter Pecan. Phenology: Mar-May; Oct. Habitat: Swamp forests, where flooded during the winter months. Distribution: Se. VA south to s. peninsular FL, west to e. TX, north inland to se. MO, s. IL, and se. OK.
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, C, F, Fl2, FNA3, G, GW2, Il, K4, Mo3, NcTx, NS, POWO, RAB, Tn, Tx, Va, WH3; = Hicoria aquatica (F.Michx.) Britton — S, S13; Juglans aquatica F. Michaux — (basionym)
Links to other floras: = Carya aquatica - FNA3
Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: OBL
- Great Plains: OBL
- Midwest: OBL
Heliophily ⓘ: 5
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native range: southeastern United States