Common name
English: Pignut Hickory
German: Ferkelnuss
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2715)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)
Order: Juglandales (6)
Family: Juglandaceae (6)(family description)
Genus: Carya (2)
Epithet: glabra (P. Mill.) Sweet (7)
Synonym: Carya austrina (Small) Murrill
austrina => southern, of the southern hemisphere
glabra => without hair, smooth, bald, bare
Characteristics
Climate: temperate
Habitat: mesophytic
Habit: tree
Flower colour: green
External links
Check for Carya glabra at
World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI- [488] Carya glabra - Plants For A Future database