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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Carya pallida
FAMILY
Juglandaceae
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Read more about Sand Hickory at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Carya pallida
FAMILY
Juglandaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Carya pallida
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 053-02-008:
Carya pallida FAMILY Juglandaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Hicoria pallida
COMMON NAME:
Sand Hickory, Pale Hickory
To see larger pictures, click or hover over the thumbnails.
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Ron Lance jkm110219_651
Note variation in husk thickness & dehiscence, and nut shape, size & sweetness.
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Manual of the Trees of North America (Exclusive of Mexico) (Sargent, 1905) mtna_i_222
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_hipa7_001_lvd
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_carya_pallida_10
January
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_carya_pallida_12
January
Outer darker bud scales falling away, exposing pale tight inner scales, per Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004).
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_carya_pallida_6
January
Bark is gray to nearly black and furrowed, per Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004).
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JK Marlow jkm230328_2147
March Pickens County SC
Glassy Mountain Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm110415_516
April Carroll County GA
Leaves with 5-9 leaflets (usually 7), each rather long-tipped, per Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge (Lance).
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JK Marlow jkm200425_4105
April Pickens County SC
Glassy Mountain Heritage Preserve
Staminate flowers in prominent cylindrical catkins, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007).
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JK Marlow jkm200425_4106
April Pickens County SC
Glassy Mountain Heritage Preserve
Leaflets rather long-tipped, slightly aromatic; rachis usually hairy, per Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge (Lance).
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JK Marlow jkm230417_2532
April Greenville County SC
Bald Rock Heritage Preserve
A silvery tan color is imparted to leaflets' abaxial surfaces by the abundant peltate scales, per Flora of North America.
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JK Marlow jkm230417_2538
April Greenville County SC
Bald Rock Heritage Preserve
Surfaces abaxially moderately to densely scaly in spring, per Flora of North America.
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Alan S. Weakley asw_215444244570292
May Cumberland County NC
Carvers Creek State Park
Leaflet undersides quite pale, covered with many scales and hairs, per Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_c_pallida_leaves_2_s
May Harris County GA
Unusual among hickories in having leaves pale beneath, per Trees of the Southeastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1988).
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JK Marlow jkm210603_1038
June Greenville County SC
Blackwell Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm210603_1041
June Greenville County SC
Blackwell Heritage Preserve
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_carya_pallida_1_2
August
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JK Marlow jkm230901_5130
September Greenville County SC
Bald Rock Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm230901_5133
September Greenville County SC
Bald Rock Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm181015_5259
October Greenville County SC
Cancer Survivors Park
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Gill Newberry gn0478
November Greenville County SC
Bald Rock Heritage Preserve
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Gill Newberry gn11_carya_pallida_leaf
November
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JK Marlow jkm231109_6758
November Pickens County SC
Glassy Mountain Heritage Preserve
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Ron Lance jkm110219_647a
Month Unknown
Husks 2-4mm thick, split to the base or only halfway. Nut slightly angled, per Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Carya pallida
FAMILY
Juglandaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Carya pallida
FAMILY
Juglandaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Carya pallida
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 053-02-008:
Carya pallida
FAMILY
Juglandaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Hicoria pallida
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Tree
Perennial
Monoecious
Habitat: Dry sandy or rocky forests and woodlands, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Deciduous
Odd-pinnately compound: 7-9 leaflets
Alternate
FLOWER:
Spring
Staminate calyx 2-3 lobed
Inferior ovary
Unisexual
Staminate flowers in elongate catkins
FRUIT:
Fall
Nut
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Landscaping with Native Trees (Sternberg & Wilson, 1995) p073
- Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007) p220
- Field Guide to the Rare Plants of Georgia (Chafin, 2007) p083
- Trees of the Southeastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1988) p069
- Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge (Lance) p12
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p088
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