Carya glabra (Mill.) Sweet

Pignut Hickory

Synonyms: Carya ovalis var. hirsuta, Hicoria glabra, Hicoria glabra var. hirsuta

CLASSIFICATION

Main Group: Plant

Sublevel 1: Angiosperm

Sublevel 2: Eudicot

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Family: Juglandaceae

Genus: Carya

Species: Carya glabra

STATUS IN NEW ENGLAND

Origin: Native

Invasive, Pest, or Pathogen?: No

Rarity Designations:
VT - Rare (state rank: S2 (Imperiled))
CT WAP (2015) - GCN (Important)
VT WAP (2015) - SGCN (Medium Priority)

BIOLOGY/ECOLOGY

Feeding Type: Photoautotroph

Type of Spores/Gametophytes: Two types of spores, unisexual gametophytes

HABITAT

Wetland Indicator Status: FACU

PHOTOS OF Carya glabra