shagbark hickory
Carya ovata
Summary 2
The Shagbark Hickory (Carya ovata) is a common hickory in the eastern United States and southeast Canada. It is a large deciduous tree, growing up to 27 m tall, and will live up to 200 years. Mature Shagbarks are easy to recognize because, as their name implies, they have shaggy bark. This character is however only found on mature trees; young specimens have smooth bark.
Sources and Credits
- (c) Bob Gutowski, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://www.flickr.com/photos/63518505@N00/5090560447
- (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carya_ovata
More Info
- iNat taxon page
- Biodiversity Heritage Library
- BOLD Systems BIN search
- eFloras.org
- Flora of North America (beta)
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
- Go Botany
- HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
- IPNI (with links to POWO, WFO, and BHL)
- Maryland Biodiversity Project
- NatureServe Explorer 2.0
- SEINet Symbiota portals
- Tropicos
- USDA PLANTS database
- VASCAN by Canadensys
- World Flora Online
iNat Map
| Leaves | compound |
|---|---|
| Temperature preference | warm valleys/south slopes |
| Habitat moisture | dry, mesic/medium |
