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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Carya aquatica   FAMILY Juglandaceae   Go to FSUS key



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Carya aquatica   FAMILY Juglandaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America

Carya aquatica

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 053-02-004:

Carya aquatica   FAMILY Juglandaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Hicoria aquatica

 

COMMON NAME:
Water Hickory, Bitter Pecan


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image of Carya aquatica, Water Hickory, Bitter Pecan

Ron Lance    jkm110219_651

        

Note variation in husk thickness & dehiscence, and nut shape, size & sweetness.

image of Carya aquatica, Water Hickory, Bitter Pecan

Manual of the Trees of North America (Exclusive of Mexico) (Sargent, 1905)    mtna_i_213

        

image of Carya aquatica, Water Hickory, Bitter Pecan

USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide    pnd_caaq2_003_lvd

        

image of Carya aquatica, Water Hickory, Bitter Pecan

USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913    pnd_hiaq_001_lvd

        

image of Carya aquatica, Water Hickory, Bitter Pecan

Richard and Teresa Ware    rtw_carya_aquatica_17

June        

image of Carya aquatica, Water Hickory, Bitter Pecan

Richard and Teresa Ware    rtw_carya_aquatica_6

June        

image of Carya aquatica, Water Hickory, Bitter Pecan

Richard and Teresa Ware    rtw_carya_aquatica_7

June        

Bark smooth when young, becoming scaly, shredding into small plates, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007).

image of Carya aquatica, Water Hickory, Bitter Pecan

Richard and Teresa Ware    rtw_carya_aquatica_3

August        

image of Carya aquatica, Water Hickory, Bitter Pecan

Ron Lance    rwl269_a

September        

Leaves with 9-17 scythe-shaped leaflets, margins finely serrate, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007).

image of Carya aquatica, Water Hickory, Bitter Pecan

Ron Lance    rwl269_a2

September        

Fruit a nut, elliptical & flattened; husks 1/16" thick, with yellow scales, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007).

image of Carya aquatica, Water Hickory, Bitter Pecan

Richard and Teresa Ware    rtw_carya_aquatica_11

October        

image of Carya aquatica, Water Hickory, Bitter Pecan

Richard and Teresa Ware    rtw_carya_aquatica_2

October        

Buds brown or reddish-brown; twigs hairy only at apex, per Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004).

image of Carya aquatica, Water Hickory, Bitter Pecan

Ron Lance    jkm110219_639a

Month Unknown        

Small brown slightly flattened nuts have grooved surfaces with a thin shell, per Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004).

 

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Carya aquatica   FAMILY Juglandaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Carya aquatica   FAMILY Juglandaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Carya aquatica

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 053-02-004:
Carya aquatica   FAMILY Juglandaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Hicoria aquatica

 

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269

Tree
Perennial
Monoecious

Habitat: swamp forests, where flooded during the winter months, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Common in Coastal Plain (rare elsewhere)

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LEAVES:
Deciduous
Odd-pinnately compound: 7-15 leaflets, usually 11-13
Alternate

FLOWER:
Spring
Staminate calyx 2-3 lobed
Inferior ovary
Unisexual

Staminate flowers in elongate catkins

FRUIT:
Fall
Nut

 

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