Carya ovata var. australis
Phytologia 19: 188. 1969.
Common names: Carolina hickory
Endemic
Basionym: Carya australis Ashe Bull. Charleston Mus. 14: 12. 1918
Synonyms: Carya carolinae-septentrionalis (Ashe) Engler & Graebner
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 3.
Trees, to 39 m. Twigs reddish-brown, often turning black by fall or upon drying, slender, glabrous. Terminal buds reddish-brown to black, ovoid, 6-15 mm, mainly glabrous. Leaves 2-3 dm; petiole 4-12 cm, mainly glabrous. Leaflets 4-19 × 1-6.5 cm, terminal petiolules 3-12 mm; blades abaxially with a few hairs, and with small 2-lobed and 4-lobed peltate scales. Staminate catkins to 6 cm. Fruits 2.5-3 × 2.5-3 cm; husks 5-8 mm thick.
Phenology: Flowering spring.
Habitat: Wet bottomlands, rocky hillsides, and limestone outcrops
Elevation: 150-200 m
Distribution
Ala., Ga., Miss., N.C., S.C., Tenn.
Discussion
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.
"dm" is not declared as a valid unit of measurement for this property."broad" is not a number.
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Carolina hickory +
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