hickories
Carya
Hickory is a type of tree, comprising the genus Carya (Ancient Greek: κάρυον, káryon, meaning "nut"). The genus includes 17 to 19 species. Five or six species are native to China, Indochina, and India (State of Assam), as many as 12 are native to the United States, four are found in Mexico, and two to four are from Canada.
27 branches of this genus, most-observed first
shagbark hickory
speciesCarya ovata
bitternut hickory
speciesCarya cordiformis
pecan
speciesCarya illinoinensis
pignut hickory
speciesCarya glabra
mockernut
speciesCarya tomentosa
Black Hickory
speciesCarya texana
Shellbark Hickory
speciesCarya laciniosa
water hickory
speciesCarya aquatica
red hickory
speciesCarya ovalis
Scrub Hickory
speciesCarya floridana
sand hickory
speciesCarya pallida
Carolina shagbark hickory
speciesCarya carolinae-septentrionalis
nutmeg hickory
speciesCarya myristiciformis
Chinese hickory
speciesCarya cathayensis
Mexican Hickory
speciesCarya palmeri
Laney's Hickory
hybridCarya × laneyi
Carya × nussbaumeri
hybridCarya × nussbaumeri
beaked hickory
speciesCarya sinensis
Carya × dunbarii
hybridCarya × dunbarii
Demaree's Hickory
hybridCarya × demareei
Carya kweichowensis
speciesCarya kweichowensis
Carya × collina
hybridCarya × collina
Carya × brownii
hybridCarya × brownii
Carya tonkinensis
speciesCarya tonkinensis
Carya × lecontei
hybridCarya × lecontei
Carya × ludoviciana
hybridCarya × ludoviciana
Carya × schneckii
hybridCarya × schneckii
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 54788.