1,222 observations
red hickory
Carya ovalis
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Plantae ›Phylum: Tracheophyta ›Class: Magnoliopsida ›Order: Fagales ›Family: Juglandaceae ›Genus: Carya
About
Carya ovalis, the red hickory or sweet pignut hickory, is a fairly uncommon but widespread hickory native to eastern North America. It is typically found growing in dry, well drained sandy upland ridges and sloped woodlands from southern Ontario, Canada, and in the United States east to New Hampshire, south to northern Florida west to eastern Texas and north-west to Nebraska. This species was formerly treated as a variety or northern ecotype of the pignut hickory...
Frequently Asked Questions
- The scientific name of red hickory is Carya ovalis.
- red hickory belongs to the kingdom Plantae.
- red hickory belongs to the phylum Tracheophyta.
- red hickory belongs to the class Magnoliopsida.
- red hickory belongs to the order Fagales.
- red hickory belongs to the family Juglandaceae.
- red hickory belongs to the genus Carya.