pignut hickory
Carya glabra
Summary 2
Carya glabra, the pignut hickory, is a common, but not abundant species of hickory in the oak-hickory forest association in the Eastern United States and Canada. Other common names are pignut, sweet pignut, coast pignut hickory, smoothbark hickory, swamp hickory, and broom hickory. The pear-shaped nut ripens in September and October and is an important part of the diet of many wild animals. The wood is used for a variety of products,
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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
| Form | tree |
|---|---|
| Fruit type | Nut |
| Fruit color | Brown |
| Fruit season | Fall |
| Leaf arrangement | Alternate |
| Simple/compound | Compound, Compound (pinnate) |
| Evergreen or deciduous | Deciduous |
| Leaf shape | Lanceolate |
| Leaf margin | Serrated |
| Leaf texture | Paler below, Smooth below |
| Bark color | Gray |
| Bark texture | Scaly, Shaggy, Smooth |
| Flower color | green, yellow |
| Bloom time | Spring |
