PLANTS Profile for Carya aquatica (water hickory)

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Carya aquatica (Michx. f.) Nutt.
water hickory

Symbol:

CAAQ2

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Juglandaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Tree

Native Status:

L48

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Photo of Carya aquatica (Michx. f.) Nutt.

Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA SCS. 1991. Southern wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. South National Technical Center, Fort Worth. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.

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Carya aquatica (Michx. f.) Nutt.

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Synonyms:
Carya aquatica (Michx. f.) Nutt.

	CAAQA3	Carya aquatica (Michx. f.) Nutt. var. australis Sarg.
	HIAQ	Hicoria aquatica (Michx. f.) Britton

Distribution:
Carya aquatica (Michx. f.) Nutt.


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USA (AL, AR, FL, GA, IL, IN, KY, LA, MO, MS, NC, OK, SC, TN, TX, VA)

Related Taxa:
Carya aquatica (Michx. f.) Nutt.

View 4 genera in Juglandaceae, 22 species in Carya

Classification:
Carya aquatica (Michx. f.) 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
Species	Carya aquatica (Michx. f.) Nutt. – water hickory

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Carya aquatica (Michx. f.) Nutt.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Kentucky:
water hickory		Threatened

Wetland Indicator Status:
Carya aquatica (Michx. f.) Nutt.

Nat. Ind.

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Reg. 0

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OBL

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Carya aquatica (Michx. f.) Nutt.

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

View species account, photographs, and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 19224.

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

View 1 propagation protocol from Native Plants Network.

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

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Carya aquatica (Michx. f.) Nutt.

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Time Generated: 09/25/2008 08:26 AM MDT