Plantae > Tracheophyta > Magnoliopsida > Fagales > Juglandaceae > Carya > Carya texanaCarya texana (black hickory)Synonyms: Carya arkansan; Carya arkansana; Carya buckleyi (homotypic); Carya buckleyi f. glabra; Carya buckleyi f. pachylemma; Carya buckleyi var. arkansana; Carya buckleyi var. villosa; Carya glabra var. villosa; Carya texana f. glabra; Carya texana var. arkansana; Carya texana var. texana; Carya texana var. villosa; Carya villosa; Hicoria arkansana; Hicoria glabra var. villosa; Hicoria pallida var. arkansana; Hicoria texana; Hicoria villosa; Hicorius arkansana; Hicorius buckleyi; Hicorius buckleyi var. arkansana; Hicorius buckleyi var. pachylemma; Hicorius buckleyi var. villosa; Hicorius glabra var. villosa; Hicorius odorata var. villosa; Hicorius pallida var. villosa; Hicorius villosa; Hicorius villosa var. pallida Carya texana, the black hickory, is a North American tree in the walnut family. It is endemic to the United States, found primarily in the southern Great Plains and the Lower Mississippi Valley. Carya texana is an endangered species in southwestern Indiana. Carya texana is a tree growing to 41 metres (135 ft) in height. The leaves usually have a dense coating of scales, imparting rusty brown color. They are pinnately compound usually with 7 leaflets but sometimes 5 or 9. The fruits (nuts) are bronze to reddish brown, the seeds sweet and edible. |
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0
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