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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Carya floridana
FAMILY
Juglandaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Carya floridana
FAMILY
Juglandaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Carya floridana
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Carya floridana
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Hicoria floridana
COMMON NAME:
Scrub Hickory
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Ron Lance jkm110219_651
Note variation in husk thickness & dehiscence, and nut shape, size & sweetness.
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Manual of the Trees of North America (Exclusive of Mexico) (Sargent, 1905) mtna_i_228b
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Ron Lance rwl2170_a2
October
Leaflets 3-5(7), with amber-colored resinous glands on the underside, per Trees of the Southeastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1988).
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Ron Lance jkm110219_641a
Month Unknown
Fruit husks 2-3mm thick, nut usually not angled, per Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Carya floridana
FAMILY
Juglandaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Carya floridana
FAMILY
Juglandaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Carya floridana
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Carya floridana
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Hicoria floridana
2170
Tree
Perennial
Monoecious
Habitat: Florida yellow-sand scrub, longleaf pine sandhills, per Weakley's Flora
Native: Florida
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LEAVES:
Deciduous
Odd-pinnately compound: 3-5(7) leaflets
Alternate
FLOWER:
Spring
Staminate calyx 2-3 lobed
Inferior ovary
Unisexual
Staminate flowers in elongate catkins
FRUIT:
Fall
Nut
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Trees of the Southeastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1988) p070
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p088
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