| Pignut hickory | |
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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. Carya |
| Species: | C. glabra
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| Binomial name | |
| Carya glabra | |
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| Natural range of Carya glabra | |
Carya glabra, the pignut hickory, is a common, but not abundant species of hickory in the oak-hickory forest association in the Eastern United States and Canada. Other common names are pignut, sweet pignut, coast pignut hickory, smoothbark hickory, swamp hickory, and broom hickory. The pear-shaped nut ripens in September and October, has a sweet maple like smell, and is an important part of the diet of many wild animals. The wood is used for a variety of products, including fuel for home heating. Its leaves turn yellow in the Fall.
- ^ Stritch, L. (2018). "Carya glabra". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T62019607A62019609. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T62019607A62019609.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.