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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: Juglans aquatica F.Michx. 1811

Links to other floras: = Carya aquatica - FNA3

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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



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