NameThatPlant.net: Carya ovalis

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Fabids: Fagales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Carya ovalis FAMILY Juglandaceae Go to FSUS key

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SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Carya ovalis FAMILY Juglandaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 053-02-011:

Carya ovalis FAMILY Juglandaceae

COMMON NAME:
Red Hickory, Sweet Pignut Hickory

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Carya ovalis FAMILY Juglandaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Carya ovalis FAMILY Juglandaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 053-02-011:
Carya ovalis FAMILY Juglandaceae

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Tree
Perennial
Monoecious

Habitat: forests and woodlands, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Common (rare in GA Piedmont & SC Coastal Plain)

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LEAVES:
Deciduous
Odd-pinnately compound: (5)7 leaflets
Alternate

FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Staminate calyx 2-3 lobed
Inferior ovary
Unisexual

Staminate flowers in elongate catkins

FRUIT:
Fall
Nut

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