PLANTS Profile for Carya ovata (shagbark hickory)

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Carya ovata (Mill.) K. Koch
shagbark hickory

Symbol:

CAOV2

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Juglandaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Tree

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		N

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Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA SCS. 1989. Midwest wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide to plant species. Midwest National Technical Center, Lincoln. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.

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Carya ovata (Mill.) K. Koch

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Synonyms:
Carya ovata (Mill.) K. Koch

	CAOVF	Carya ovata (Mill.) K. Koch var. fraxinifolia Sarg.
	CAOVN	Carya ovata (Mill.) K. Koch var. nuttallii Sarg.
	CAOVP	Carya ovata (Mill.) K. Koch var. pubescens Sarg.
	HIAL7	Hicoria alba Britton p.p.
	HIBO3	Hicoria borealis Ashe
	HIOV2	Hicoria ovata (Mill.) Britton

Distribution:
Carya ovata (Mill.) K. Koch


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USA (AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, VT, WI, WV), CAN (ON, QC)

Related Taxa:
Carya ovata (Mill.) K. Koch

View 4 genera in Juglandaceae, 22 species in Carya

Classification:
Carya ovata (Mill.) K. Koch

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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 ovata (Mill.) K. Koch – shagbark hickory

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NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]).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 ovata (Mill.) K. Koch

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

Reg. 2

Reg. 3

Reg. 4

Reg. 5

Reg. 6

Reg. 7

Reg. 8

Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

FACU-,FACU+

FACU-

FACU

FACU+

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Carya ovata (Mill.) K. Koch

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 19243.

View species account from Kemper Center for Home Gardening.

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View 1 propagation protocol from Native Plants Network.

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

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Carya ovata (Mill.) K. Koch

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