| Accepted name: |
Carya laciniosa (Michx. f.) G. Don |
| Synonym(s): |
-Carya sulcata Nutt.
-Hicoria lacinosa (Michx. f.) Sarg.
-Juglans laciniosa Michx. f.
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| English names: |
Big Shellbark Hickory
Kingnut
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| French names: |
Caryer lacinié
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| Classification: |
Kingdom: Plantae
Divison: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Juglandales
Family: Juglandaceae
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| OPL Code: |
WCARLA
(to track OPL, Newmaster et al. 1998) |
| Lifeform: |
1.1 |
| Lifecycle: |
P |
| Source database: |
FOIBIS, June 2005-2012 |
| Floristic Affinities: |
- |
| Distribution: |
-
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| Ecosystem: |
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| Microhabitat: |
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| Ethnobotanical Notes: |
The thick shelled nuts are of fine quality and are marketed. Nuts are the source of the fermented drink "powcohiccorir", used by the native Americans(1). |
| Key Characters: |
- |
