PLANTS Profile for Carya laciniosa (shellbark hickory)

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Carya laciniosa (Michx. f.) G. Don
shellbark hickory

Symbol:

CALA21

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Juglandaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Tree

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		N

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Photo of Carya laciniosa (Michx. f.) G. Don

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 laciniosa (Michx. f.) G. Don

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Synonyms:
Carya laciniosa (Michx. f.) G. Don

HILA7

Hicoria laciniosa (Michx. f.) Sarg.

Distribution:
Carya laciniosa (Michx. f.) G. Don


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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AL, AR, DC, DE, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MO, MS, NC, NY, OH, OK, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, WV), CAN (ON)

Related Taxa:
Carya laciniosa (Michx. f.) G. Don

View 4 genera in Juglandaceae, 22 species in Carya

Classification:
Carya laciniosa (Michx. f.) G. Don

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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 laciniosa (Michx. f.) G. Don – shellbark hickory

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Carya laciniosa (Michx. f.) G. Don

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.

Maryland:
big shellbark hickory		Endangered
New York:
big shellbark hickory		Threatened

Wetland Indicator Status:
Carya laciniosa (Michx. f.) G. Don

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

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Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

FAC,FACW

FAC

FACW-

FACW

FAC

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Carya laciniosa (Michx. f.) G. Don

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

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 19235.

View species account from Kemper Center for Home Gardening.

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

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

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

Related Web Sites:
Carya laciniosa (Michx. f.) G. Don

Silvics of North America

Time Generated: 09/17/2008 06:04 AM MDT