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Carya illinoinensis (Wangenh.) K. Koch
pecan
       
Symbol:   CAIL2  
Group:   Dicot  
Family:   Juglandaceae  
Duration:   Perennial  
Growth Habit:   Tree  
Native Status:  
L48    N



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Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA SCS. 1989. Midwest wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide to plant species. Midwest National Technical Center, Lincoln. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.
 
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Carya illinoinensis (Wangenh.) K. Koch

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Synonyms:
Carya illinoinensis (Wangenh.) K. Koch

  CAOL6 Carya oliviformis (Michx. f.) Nutt.
  CAPE26 Carya pecan (Marsh.) Engl. & Graebn.
  HIPE Hicoria pecan (Marsh.) Britton
 

Distribution:
Carya illinoinensis (Wangenh.) K. Koch

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

Related Taxa:
Carya illinoinensis (Wangenh.) K. Koch

View 4 genera in Juglandaceae, 22 species in Carya
 

Classification:
Carya illinoinensis (Wangenh.) K. Koch

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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 illinoinensis (Wangenh.) K. Koch – pecan
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Carya illinoinensis (Wangenh.) K. Koch

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FACU,FACW FACU FAC+ FACW NO FAC FAC+ NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Carya illinoinensis (Wangenh.) K. Koch

View species account from USDA Forest Service Fire Effects Information System (FEIS).

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 19234.

View species account from Kemper Center for Home Gardening.

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

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View 1 propagation protocol from Native Plants Network.

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.
 

Related Web Sites:
Carya illinoinensis (Wangenh.) K. Koch

AL-Plant Identification Resource (Auburn University)

AL-Trees of Alabama and the Southeast

APS Net-Diseases of Pecan

AR-University of Arkansas Horticulture Summary Sheet

Arboles Ornamentales

IN-New Crop Resource Online Program

LA-Louisiana Ecosystems and Plant Identification

MO-Missouri Botanical Garden Plant Finder

NC-Plant Fact Sheet (NCSU)

Northern Nut Growers Association

OK-Oklahoma Biological Survey

OR-Oregon State University Landscape Plants

Silvics of North America

TN-Tennessee Valley Authority

TN-Vanderbilt University Biology Images

UK-Plants For A Future

USDA FS-Climate Change Tree Atlas

USDA FS-Fact Sheet (University of Florida)

VA-Virginia Tech Dendrology
 
 
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