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Carya Nutt.
hickory
       
Symbol:   CARYA  
Group:   Dicot  
Family:   Juglandaceae  
Duration:    
Growth Habit:    
Native Status:  
None



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Carya Nutt.

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Distribution:
Carya Nutt.

 
Distribution Map Legend

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USA (AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, FL, 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 Nutt.

View 4 genera in Juglandaceae or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
Distribution of Carya alba (L.) Nutt.. . Image Available.
Carya alba
mockernut hickory
Distribution of Carya aquatica (Michx. f.) Nutt.. . Image Available.
Carya aquatica
water hickory
Distribution of Carya ×brownii Sarg. [cordiformis × illinoinensis]. .
Carya ×brownii
Distribution of Carya carolinae-septentrionalis (Ashe) Engl. & Graebn.. . Image Available.
Carya carolinae-septentrionalis
southern shagbark hickory
Distribution of Carya ×collina Laughlin [alba × texana]. .
Carya ×collina
Distribution of Carya cordiformis (Wangenh.) K. Koch. . Image Available.
Carya cordiformis
bitternut hickory
Distribution of Carya ×demareei Palmer [cordiformis × glabra]. .
Carya ×demareei
Distribution of Carya ×dunbarii Sarg. [laciniosa × ovata]. .
Carya ×dunbarii
Distribution of Carya floridana Sarg.. .
Carya floridana
scrub hickory
Distribution of Carya glabra (Mill.) Sweet. . Image Available.
Carya glabra
pignut hickory
Distribution of Carya illinoinensis (Wangenh.) K. Koch. . Image Available.
Carya illinoinensis
pecan
Distribution of Carya laciniosa (Michx. f.) G. Don. . Image Available.
Carya laciniosa
shellbark hickory
Distribution of Carya ×laneyi Sarg. [cordiformis × ovata]. .
Carya ×laneyi
Distribution of Carya ×lecontei Little [aquatica × illinoinensis]. .
Carya ×lecontei
Distribution of Carya ×ludoviciana (Ashe) Little [aquatica × texana]. .
Carya ×ludoviciana
Distribution of Carya myristiciformis (Michx. f.) Nutt.. . Image Available.
Carya myristiciformis
nutmeg hickory
Distribution of Carya ×nussbaumeri Sarg. [illinoinensis × laciniosa]. .
Carya ×nussbaumeri
Distribution of Carya ovalis (Wangenh.) Sarg.. . Image Available.
Carya ovalis
red hickory
Distribution of Carya ovata (Mill.) K. Koch. . Image Available.
Carya ovata
shagbark hickory
Distribution of Carya pallida (Ashe) Engl. & Graebn.. . Image Available.
Carya pallida
sand hickory
Distribution of Carya ×schneckii Sarg. [alba × illinoinensis]. .
Carya ×schneckii
Distribution of Carya texana Buckley. . Image Available.
Carya texana
black hickory
Plant is native (blue) Native   Plant is introduced Introduced
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Classification:
Carya 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
 

Wildlife Habitat Values:

Carya Nutt.

  Large Mammals Small Mammals Water Birds Terrestrial Birds
Source Large Mammals Food Large Mammals Cover Small Mammals Food Small Mammals Cover Water Birds Food Water Birds Cover Terrestrial Birds Food Terrestrial Birds Cover
Martin Low   Moderate   Low   Low Low
Yarrow Minor   Minor       Minor  

Wildlife Habitat Values

 

Martin, A.C., H.S. Zim, and A.L. Nelson. 1951. American wildlife and plants: A guide to wildlife food habits. Dover Publications, New York.

Yarrow, G.K., and D.T. Yarrow. 1999. Managing wildlife. Sweet Water Press, Birmingham.

 

More Accounts and Images:
Carya Nutt.

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 19223.
 
 
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