Carya glabra
False Shagbark Hickory, Pignut Hickory
Other regional names: Red Hickory +1 more
- Red Hickory
- Sweet Pignut
Also known as: Carya austrina (Small) Murrill +18 more
- Carya austrina (Small) Murrill
- Carya glabra f. angulata Sarg.
- Carya microcarpa (Nutt.) Britton
- Carya microcarpa Nutt.
- Carya obcordata Sweet
- Carya porcina (F.Michx.) Nutt.
- Carya porcina (F.Michx.) Nutt. ex Elliott
- Carya porcina var. reniformis Ashe
- Hicoria austrina Small
- Hicoria glabra (Mill.) Britton
- Hicoria glabra var. hirsuta Ashe
- Hicoria glabra var. odorata (Marshall) Sarg.
- Hicoria microcarpa (Nutt.) Britton
- Hicoria odorata (Marshall) Dippel
- Hicoria ovalis var. odorata (Marshall) Ashe
- Hicorius austrina Small
- Hicorius glaber Sarg.
- Hicorius glabra (Mill.) Britton
- Hicorius glabra var. acuta Ashe
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Juglandaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a tree.
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Naturally occurring in North America, Carya glabra (commonly known as False Shagbark Hickory or Pignut Hickory) is a tree belonging to the Juglandaceae family. Within its native range, this species is primarily associated with temperate conditions. There are naturally occurring varieties of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Tree
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Eastern Canada, North-Central U.S.A., Northeastern U.S.A., South-Central U.S.A., Southeastern U.S.A.
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Germany, Transcaucasus
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms