Characteristics
Carya cordiformis (Wangenh.) K. Koch
bitternut hickory
Floodplain forests and wet-mesic to mesic hardwood forests often low on slopes. A tree primarily of bottomlands in well-drained to wet soils but also occurs less frequently and in smaller numbers in drier habitats on upper slopes and hilltops.
Tree
Perennial
Vascular
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Native
FACU+, FAC (NWPL)
FACU (NWPL EMP)
FAC (NWPL NCNE)
S5 (State Rank)
G5 (Global Rank)
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Classification
Citation
Carya cordiformis (Wangenh.) K. Koch
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Species Distribution Map
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