FOIBIS

Species Details -
Carya cordiformis (Wangenh.) K. Koch  

Accepted name: Carya cordiformis (Wangenh.) K. Koch  
Synonym(s): -Carya   amara   (Michx. f.) Nutt.   var. leptophyllum   Nutt. ex Moq.
-Hicoria   cordiformis   (Wangenh.) Britton    
-Juglans   cordiformis   Wangenh.    
English names: Bitternut hickory
Swamp Hickory
French names: Caryer cordiforme
Classification: Kingdom:  Plantae
Divison:   Magnoliophyta
Class:   Magnoliopsida
Order:   Juglandales
Family:   Juglandaceae
OPL Code: WCARCO
(to track OPL, Newmaster et al. 1998)
Lifeform: 1.1
Lifecycle: P
Source database: FOIBIS, June 2005-2012
Floristic Affinities: -
Distribution: -
Ecosystem:
Microhabitat:
Ethnobotanical Notes: Nuts crushed, mixed with cornmeal and beans or berries and made into bread(3).
Key Characters: -

Species Codes
NRVIS ID
44000
General Status
OMNR Status
COSEWIC
SRANK
S5
GRANK
G5
Med Flag
Bayer Codes
CYACO
 


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