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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Carya myristiciformis
FAMILY
Juglandaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Carya myristiciformis
FAMILY
Juglandaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Carya myristiciformis
SYNONYMOUS WITH (ORTHOGRAPHIC VARIANT) VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 053-02-001:
Carya myristicaeformis FAMILY Juglandaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Hicoria myristiciformis
COMMON NAME:
Nutmeg Hickory
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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_214
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide pnd_camy_002_lvd
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_c_myristiciformis_10
January
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_c_myristiciformis_12
January
Buds & adjacent twig surfaces densely and finely dotted with silvery scales, per Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004).
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January
Bark gray, smooth at first, becoming scaly with long loose strips or plates, per Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004).
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_c_myristiciformis_73
August
Fruit husks are winged and 1-2mm thick, per Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004).
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_c_myristiciformis_75
August
The bronze sheen of the leaflets of this species is diagnostic, per Weakley's Flora (2022).
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Ron Lance rwl_cmyristiciformis
September
In cultivation
Leaves usually have 7-9 leaflets, densely scaly on the lower surface, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007).
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Ron Lance rwl_cmyristiciformis2
September
In cultivation
The nut is ellipsoid, resembling a nutmeg. Husk sutures prominently winged, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007).
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Ron Lance jkm110219_646a
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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Carya myristiciformis
FAMILY
Juglandaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Carya myristiciformis
FAMILY
Juglandaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Carya myristiciformis
SYNONYMOUS WITH (ORTHOGRAPHIC VARIANT)
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 053-02-001:
Carya myristicaeformis
FAMILY
Juglandaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Hicoria myristiciformis
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Tree
Perennial
Monoecious
Habitat: Hardwood flatwoods, bottomland hardwood forests, riparian and upland calcareous woodlands, nonriverine swamps over calcareous substrates, including calcareous clays and coquina limestone (‘marl’), per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Rare
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Deciduous
Odd-pinnately compound: 5-9 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!
- Gardening with Native Plants of the South (Wasowski & Wasowski, 1994, 2020) p043
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p425
- Landscaping with Native Trees (Sternberg & Wilson, 1995) p067
- Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007) p218
- Field Guide to the Rare Plants of Georgia (Chafin, 2007) p083
- Trees of the Southeastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1988) p066
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p086
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