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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Carya carolinae-septentrionalis
FAMILY
Juglandaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Carya carolinae-septentrionalis
FAMILY
Juglandaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Carya ovata var. australis
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 053-02-005:
Carya carolinae-septentrionalis FAMILY Juglandaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Hicoria carolinae-septentrionalis
COMMON NAME:
Carolina Shagbark Hickory, Southern Shagbark Hickory, Carolina 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_218
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_hica8_001_lvd
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_c_carolinaesepten
January
Bark shaggy (on large trees separating in segments to a meter in length), per Weakley's Flora.
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_c_carolinaesepten_12
January
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_c_carolinaesepten_19
January
Twigs slender; terminal bud reddish-brown (usually turning black on drying), per Weakley's Flora.
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Terry Holdsclaw tdh_c_carolinae_sept_5204
April Orange County NC
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Terry Holdsclaw tdh_c_carolinae_sept_5207
April Orange County NC
Flowers unisexual, appearing in spring as new leaves develop, per Trees of the Southeastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1988).
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Terry Holdsclaw tdh_c_carolinae_sept_5208
April Orange County NC
Leaflets narrower than those of Carya ovata, per Trees of the Southeastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1988).
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_c_carolinaesepten_2
May
Terminal leaflet 2-5(6)cm wide, nearly glabrous below but tufts in vein axils, per Weakley's Flora.
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_c_carolinaese_foliage
July?
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_c_carolinae_septentri
August
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JK Marlow jkm181028_5410
October McCormick County SC
Terminal bud gradually tapered, nearly glabrous (scales darker than C ovata, per Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004).
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JK Marlow jkm181028_5414
October McCormick County SC
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JK Marlow jkm181028_5416
October McCormick County SC
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JK Marlow jkm181028_5418
October McCormick County SC
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_c_carolinaesepten_3
October
Fruit husks 5-10mm thick, per Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Carya carolinae-septentrionalis
FAMILY
Juglandaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Carya carolinae-septentrionalis
FAMILY
Juglandaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Carya ovata var. australis
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 053-02-005:
Carya carolinae-septentrionalis
FAMILY
Juglandaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Hicoria carolinae-septentrionalis
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Tree
Perennial
Monoecious
Habitat: Upland flats, especially those weathered from mafic rocks and with shrink-swell soils dominated by montmorillonitic clays, less typically on slopes and bottomlands, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Uncommon to rare
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LEAVES:
Deciduous
Odd-pinnately compound: 5 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!
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p258
- Identifying Trees: An All-Season Guide to Eastern North America (Williams, 2007) p224
- Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007) p218
- Trees of the Southeastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1988) p068
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p088
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