(Lam. ex Poir.) Nutt.
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.140258
Element CodePDJUG010G0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
IUCNLeast concern
Endemicendemic to a single nation
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderJuglandales
FamilyJuglandaceae
GenusCarya
SynonymsCarya alba(L.) Nutt. ex Ell.
Other Common Namesmockernut hickory (EN)
Concept ReferenceKartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Taxonomic CommentsThe name Carya alba is rejected because it is ambiguous, the correct name for Mockernut Hickory is Carya tomentosa (Flora of North America Editorial Committee 1997, Weakley and Southeastern Flora Team 2022).
Conservation Status
Rank Method Rank calculation - Biotics v2
Review Date2023-09-22
Change Date1994-08-09
Edition Date2023-09-22
Edition AuthorsNordman, C. (2023).
Threat ImpactLow
Range Extent>2,500,000 square km (greater than 1,000,000 square miles)
Number of Occurrences> 300
Rank ReasonsMockernut Hickory occurs in the eastern United States, from southern New England to Iowa, Kansas, and Texas, and south to central Florida. It is is considered to be common throughout most of its range, with more than 1300 occurrences in forests and woodlands, on well-drained sandy soils. Threats include loss and fragmentation of habitat due to residential development and urbanization, competition from invasive exotic plants, and forest succession.
Range Extent CommentsMockernut Hickory occurs in the eastern United States, from southern New England to Iowa, Kansas, and Texas, and south to central Florida. Range extent was estimated to be 2.6 million square kilometers, using herbarium specimens and photo-based observations documented between 1992 and 2023 (Flora of North America Editorial Committee 1997, GBIF 2023, iNaturalist 2023, Weakley and Southeastern Flora Team 2022).
Occurrences CommentsMockernut Hickory is considered to be common throughout most of its range (Weakley and Southeastern Flora Team 2022). By applying a 1 km separation distance to herbarium records and photo-based observations documented between 1992 and 2023, it is estimated that there are more than 1300 occurrences rangewide (GBIF 2023, iNaturalist 2023, SEINet 2023).
Threat Impact CommentsThreats include loss and fragmentation of habitat due to residential development and urbanization, competition from invasive exotic plants, and forest succession.