Hickory

For other uses, see Hickory (disambiguation).
"Carya" redirects here. For the archaic nut-tree goddess, see Caryatis. For the walnut tree nymph in Greek mythology, see Hamadryad. For the other mythical figure of that name, see Carya (daughter of Dion). For the town of ancient Arcadia, Greece, see Carya (Arcadia).

Hickory
Temporal range: 85.8–0 Ma Late Cretaceous - present [1]
Hickory at Morton Arboretum
Accession 29-U-10
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fagales
Family: Juglandaceae
Subfamily: Juglandoideae
Tribe: Juglandeae
Subtribe: Caryinae
Genus: Carya
Nutt.
Type species
Carya tomentosa
(Poir.) Nutt.[2]

Hickory is a common name for trees composing the genus Carya, which includes 19 species accepted by Plants of the World Online.[3]

Seven species are native to southeast Asia in China, Indochina, and northeastern India (Assam), and twelve are native to North America. A number of hickory species are used for their edible nuts or for their wood.

  1. ^ ""Carya"". Fossilworks. Archived from the original on 2023-08-11. Retrieved 2022-05-05.
  2. ^ "Carya Nutt". TROPICOS. Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 2009-10-19.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference powo was invoked but never defined (see the help page).