PLANTS Profile for Carya myristiciformis (nutmeg hickory)

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Carya myristiciformis (Michx. f.) Nutt.
nutmeg hickory

Symbol:

CAMY

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Juglandaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Tree

Native Status:

L48

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Photo of Carya myristiciformis (Michx. f.) Nutt.

Carl Hunter. USDA SCS. 1991. Southern wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. South National Technical Center, Fort Worth. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.

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Carya myristiciformis (Michx. f.) Nutt.

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Synonyms:
Carya myristiciformis (Michx. f.) Nutt.

HIMY

Hicoria myristiciformis (Michx. f.) Britton

Distribution:
Carya myristiciformis (Michx. f.) Nutt.


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USA (AL, AR, GA, LA, MS, NC, OK, SC, TX)

Related Taxa:
Carya myristiciformis (Michx. f.) Nutt.

View 4 genera in Juglandaceae, 22 species in Carya

Classification:
Carya myristiciformis (Michx. f.) Nutt.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Hamamelididae
Order	Juglandales
Family	Juglandaceae – Walnut family
Genus	Carya Nutt. – hickory
Species	Carya myristiciformis (Michx. f.) Nutt. – nutmeg hickory

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Carya myristiciformis (Michx. f.) Nutt.

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North Carolina:
nutmeg hickory		Threatened

Wetland Indicator Status:

NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]). For updated wetland information about this species, see the latest wetland list.

Carya myristiciformis (Michx. f.) Nutt.

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Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Carya myristiciformis (Michx. f.) Nutt.

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 19239.

Related Web Sites:
Carya myristiciformis (Michx. f.) Nutt.

USDA Forest Service-Silvics of North America

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