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Common name: mockernut hickory, white hickory | Common name: mockernut hickory, white hickory | ||
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| − | Synonyms: ''Carya tomentosa'' (Lamarck) Nuttall; ''hicoria alba'' (Linnaeus) Britton<ref name=weakley>Weakley, A.S. 2020. Flora of the Southeastern United States. Edition of 20 October 2020. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.</ref> | + | Synonyms: ''Carya tomentosa'' (Lamarck) Nuttall; ''Carya alba'' (Linnaeus) Nuttall ex Elliott; ''hicoria alba'' (Linnaeus) Britton<ref name=weakley>Weakley, A.S. 2020. Flora of the Southeastern United States. Edition of 20 October 2020. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.</ref> |
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==Description== | ==Description== | ||
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==Ecology== | ==Ecology== | ||
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| − | ''C. alba'' occurs natural communities | + | ''C. alba'' occurs in natural communities such as mixed-deciduous woodlands, annually burned savannas, longleaf pine forests, and pine sandhills. It can grow in upland or bottomland systems and on slopes.<ref name = fsu> Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: May 2023. Collectors: Loran C. Anderson, R. K. Godfrey, and R. Komarek. States and counties: Florida: Jefferson, Leon, Liberty, and Wakulla. Georgia: Grady and Thomas.</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 08:32, 14 July 2023
| Carya alba | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Genus: | Carya |
| Species: | C. alba |
| Binomial name | |
| Carya alba | |
Common name: mockernut hickory, white hickory
Contents
Taxonomic Notes
Synonyms: Carya tomentosa (Lamarck) Nuttall; Carya alba (Linnaeus) Nuttall ex Elliott; hicoria alba (Linnaeus) Britton[1]
Varieties: none[1]
Description
Distribution
Ecology
Habitat
C. alba occurs in natural communities such as mixed-deciduous woodlands, annually burned savannas, longleaf pine forests, and pine sandhills. It can grow in upland or bottomland systems and on slopes.[2]
Conservation, cultivation, and restoration
Cultural use
Photo Gallery
References and notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Weakley, A.S. 2020. Flora of the Southeastern United States. Edition of 20 October 2020. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
- ↑ Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: May 2023. Collectors: Loran C. Anderson, R. K. Godfrey, and R. Komarek. States and counties: Florida: Jefferson, Leon, Liberty, and Wakulla. Georgia: Grady and Thomas.
