OF THE CAROLINAS & GEORGIA

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



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Carya glabra   FAMILY Juglandaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Flora of North America

Carya glabra

SYNONYMOUS WITH Guide to the Vascular Plants of the Blue Ridge (Wofford, 1989)

Carya glabra var. glabra

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 053-02-010:

Carya glabra   FAMILY Juglandaceae

INCLUDING Gray's Manual of Botany (Fernald, 1950)

Carya ovalis var. hirsuta

INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Hicoria austrina

INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Hicoria glabra var. glabra

INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Hicoria glabra var. hirsuta

 

COMMON NAME:
Pignut Hickory


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image of Carya glabra, Pignut Hickory

Ron Lance    jkm110219_651

        

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

image of Carya glabra, Pignut Hickory

JK Marlow    jkm191222_2359_c_gabra

    Clay County    AL

Cheaha State Park

image of Carya glabra, Pignut Hickory

Manual of the Trees of North America (Exclusive of Mexico) (Sargent, 1905)    mtna_i_224

        

image of Carya glabra, Pignut Hickory

Manual of the Trees of North America (Exclusive of Mexico) (Sargent, 1905)    mtna_i_225

        

image of Carya glabra, Pignut Hickory

USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide    pnd_cagl8_004_lvd

        

image of Carya glabra, Pignut Hickory

USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913    pnd_higl_001_lvd

        

image of Carya glabra, Pignut Hickory

JK Marlow    jkm230228_1300

February    Pickens County    SC

Glassy Mountain Heritage Preserve

Bud scales imbricate, not scurfy; outer, darker bud scales persistent, per Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004).

image of Carya glabra, Pignut Hickory

JK Marlow    jkm140524_180

May    Spartanburg County    SC

image of Carya glabra, Pignut Hickory

Richard and Teresa Ware    rtw_c_glabra_silhouette_2

May    Harris County    GA

A tree to 70-80' tall, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007).

image of Carya glabra, Pignut Hickory

Richard and Teresa Ware    rtw_carya_glabra

June        

image of Carya glabra, Pignut Hickory

Richard and Teresa Ware    rtw_carya_glabra_14

June        

Fruit rather pear-shaped, 1-1.25" long, often with a knoblike base, per Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge (Lance).

image of Carya glabra, Pignut Hickory

Richard and Teresa Ware    rtw_carya_glabra_6

June        

image of Carya glabra, Pignut Hickory

JK Marlow    jkm0509j_09

September    Transylvania County    NC

Silver Run Preserve

image of Carya glabra, Pignut Hickory

JK Marlow    jkm0509j_34

September    Transylvania County    NC

Silver Run Preserve

Bark typically roughly furrowed, per Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004).

image of Carya glabra, Pignut Hickory

JK Marlow    s050924_cd

September    Transylvania County    NC

Silver Run Preserve

image of Carya glabra, Pignut Hickory

JK Marlow    s081012_ab

October    Pickens County    SC

Clemson Forest

A variable species, leaves typically glabrous with 5 leaflets, per Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004).

image of Carya glabra, Pignut Hickory

JK Marlow    jkm231109_6770

November    Pickens County    SC

Glassy Mountain Heritage Preserve

image of Carya glabra, Pignut Hickory

JK Marlow    jkm231109_6772

November    Pickens County    SC

Glassy Mountain Heritage Preserve

image of Carya glabra, Pignut Hickory

JK Marlow    jkm231109_6775

November    Pickens County    SC

Glassy Mountain Heritage Preserve

image of Carya glabra, Pignut Hickory

Ron Lance    jkm110219_644a

Month Unknown        

Pear-shaped fruit's thin husk doesn't split to the base, oft retaining nut, per Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004).

image of Carya glabra, Pignut Hickory

Ron Lance    jkm110219_650a

Month Unknown        

The coastal plain's var. megacarpa has larger leaves & fruit, thicker husks, per Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004).

 

 

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

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Carya glabra   FAMILY Juglandaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Flora of North America
Carya glabra

SYNONYMOUS WITH Guide to the Vascular Plants of the Blue Ridge (Wofford, 1989)
Carya glabra var. glabra

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 053-02-010:
Carya glabra   FAMILY Juglandaceae

INCLUDING Gray's Manual of Botany (Fernald, 1950)
Carya ovalis var. hirsuta

INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Hicoria austrina

INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Hicoria glabra var. glabra

INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Hicoria glabra var. hirsuta

 

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Tree
Perennial
Monoecious

Habitat: In a very wide variety of forests and woodlands, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Common

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LEAVES:
Deciduous
Odd-pinnately compound: 3-7 leaflets (usually 5)
Alternate

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

Staminate flowers in elongate catkins

FRUIT:
Fall
Nut

 

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