| Bitternut hickory | |
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| Bitternut hickory foliage | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fagales |
| Family: | Juglandaceae |
| Genus: | Carya |
| Section: | Carya sect. Apocarya |
| Species: | C. cordiformis
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| Binomial name | |
| Carya cordiformis | |
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| Natural range | |
Carya cordiformis, the bitternut hickory,[2] also called bitternut, yellowbud hickory, or swamp hickory, is a large hickory species native to the eastern United States and adjacent Canada. Notable for its unique sulphur-yellow buds, it is one of the most widespread hickories and is the northernmost species of pecan hickory (Carya sect. Apocarya). It is the shortest-lived of the hickories, living to about 200 years.[3]
- ^ Stritch, L. (2018). "Carya cordiformis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T62019598A62019600. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T62019598A62019600.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Carya cordiformis". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- ^ Smith, H. Clay (1990). "Carya cordiformis". In Burns, Russell M.; Honkala, Barbara H. (eds.). Hardwoods. Silvics of North America. Vol. 2. Washington, D.C.: United States Forest Service (USFS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 14 December 2009 – via Southern Research Station.