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WEAKLEY'S FLORA (4/24/22):
Carya floridana
FAMILY
Juglandaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Carya floridana
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Hicoria floridana
COMMON NAME:
Scrub Hickory
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Ron Lance jkm110219_651
Note variation in husk thickness & dehiscence, and nut shape, size & sweetness.
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Ron Lance rwl2170_a2
October
Leaflets 3-5(7), with amber-colored resinous glands on the underside, per Trees of the Southeastern United States.
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Ron Lance jkm110219_641a
Month Unknown
Fruit husks 2-3mm thick, nut usually not angled, per Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (4/24/22):
Carya floridana
FAMILY
Juglandaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Carya floridana
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Hicoria floridana
2170
Tree
Perennial
Monoecious
Native: Florida
Habitat: Florida yellow-sand scrub, longleaf pine sandhills, per Weakley's Flora
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LEAVES:
Deciduous
Odd-pinnately compound: 3-5(7) leaflets
Alternate
FLOWER:
Spring
Unisexual
Staminate calyx 2-3 lobed
Inferior ovary
Staminate flowers in elongate catkins
FRUIT:
Fall
Nut
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Trees of the Southeastern United States p070
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide p088