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Carya ovata

(P. Mill.) K. Koch

Shagbark Hickory

G5Secure Found in 26 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.152371
Element CodePDJUG010A0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderJuglandales
FamilyJuglandaceae
GenusCarya
Synonyms
Carya ovata var. ovata
Other Common Names
Caryer ovale (FR) shagbark hickory (EN)
Concept Reference
Kartesz, 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 Comments
This record is for Carya ovata in the narrow sense recognized in Kartesz (1994, 1999) and Weakley et al. (2023), which excludes C. carolinae-septentrionalis as a distinct species. FNA (vol. 3, 1997) recognizes two varieties (australis and ovata), which includes Carya carolinae-septentrionalis (= C. ovata var. australis) as a variety of C. ovata. Therefore C. ovata in the sense recognized in Kartesz (1994, 1999) is equivalent to FNA's C. ovata var. ovata.
Conservation Status
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2016-05-13
Change Date1983-10-11
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
United StatesN5
ProvinceRankNative
MississippiSNRYes
KentuckyS5Yes
ConnecticutSNRYes
Rhode IslandSNRYes
VirginiaS5Yes
North DakotaSNRYes
TexasSNRYes
AlabamaSNRYes
LouisianaSNRYes
ArkansasSNRYes
WisconsinSNRYes
North CarolinaS3Yes
TennesseeSNRYes
DelawareS3Yes
MarylandSNRYes
MaineS3Yes
OhioSNRYes
New HampshireSNRYes
IllinoisS5Yes
NebraskaSNRYes
KansasSNRYes
New JerseyS5Yes
OklahomaSNRYes
VermontSNRYes
West VirginiaS5Yes
IowaS5Yes
MinnesotaSNRYes
New YorkS5Yes
IndianaS5Yes
GeorgiaS4Yes
MissouriSNRYes
South CarolinaSNRYes
MassachusettsSNRYes
PennsylvaniaS5Yes
MichiganSNRYes
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
QuebecS3Yes
OntarioS5Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (26)
Tennessee (1)
AreaForestAcres
Rogers RidgeCherokee National Forest4,738
Vermont (2)
AreaForestAcres
Devil's Den 09083Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests9,169
Woodford 09086Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests2,456
Virginia (17)
AreaForestAcres
Adams PeakGeorge Washington National Forest7,135
Bear CreekJefferson National Forest18,274
Beards MountainGeorge Washington National Forest7,505
Brush MountainJefferson National Forest6,002
Brush Mountain EastJefferson National Forest4,916
Crawford MountainGeorge Washington National Forest9,892
Garden MountainJefferson National Forest3,960
Gum RunGeorge Washington National Forest12,620
Hunting Camp Little Wolf CreekJefferson National Forest8,953
JerkemtightGeorge Washington National Forest16,687
Laurel ForkGeorge Washington National Forest9,967
Little RiverGeorge Washington National Forest27,292
Mt. PleasantGeorge Washington National Forest8,933
North MountainJefferson National Forest8,377
Ramseys Draft AdditionGeorge Washington National Forest12,781
Rogers RunJefferson National Forest181
SkidmoreGeorge Washington National Forest5,641
West Virginia (6)
AreaForestAcres
Dolly Sods Roaring PlainMonongahela National Forest13,392
Dry River (WV)George Washington National Forest7,331
Glady ForkMonongahela National Forest3,239
Middle MountainMonongahela National Forest19,020
North Mountain HopevilleMonongahela National Forest6,525
Seneca CreekMonongahela National Forest22,287
References (5)
  1. Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 1997. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 3. Magnoliophyta: Magnoliidae and Hamamelidae. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxiii + 590 pp.
  2. Kartesz, 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.
  3. Kartesz, J.T. 1999. A synonymized checklist and atlas with biological attributes for the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. First edition. In: Kartesz, J.T., and C.A. Meacham. Synthesis of the North American Flora, Version 1.0. North Carolina Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill, N.C.
  4. Little, E.L., Jr. 1979. Checklist of United States trees (native and naturalized). Agriculture Handbook No. 541. U.S. Forest Service, Washington, D.C. 375 pp.
  5. Weakley, A.S., and Southeastern Flora Team. 2023. Flora of the southeastern United States. Edition of April 14, 2023. University of North Carolina Herbarium (NCU), North Carolina Botanical Garden, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. 2105 pp.