Carya

Examples

• All

• The genus Carya includes all types of hickory trees found in North America.

• The Carya trees are valued both for their wood and their edible nuts.

• Botanists recently discovered a new species within the Carya genus in eastern China.

• The Carya tree produces delicious nuts.

• Many Carya species are found in North America.

• Botanists recently discovered a new species within the Carya genus in eastern China.

• The Carya trees are valued both for their wood and their edible nuts.

Compounds

C

Carya aquatica

• Specialized

9.9

A tree in the southern United States that grows in wet places and has many narrow leaves and bitter nuts

C

Carya cordiformis

• Specialized

9.9

A hickory tree from eastern North America with leaves made of 7 or 9 small parts and thin, bitter nuts

C

Carya illinoensis

• Specialized

9.9

A large tree that produces edible nuts called pecans

C

Carya illinoinsis

• Specialized

9.9

A large tree that grows in the southern United States and Mexico and produces edible pecans

C

Carya laciniosa

• Specialized

9.9

A tree from eastern North America with large nuts and shaggy bark

C

Carya myristicaeformis

• Specialized

9.9

A type of hickory tree from the southern United States and Mexico that makes hard nuts shaped like nutmeg

C

Carya myristiciformis

• Specialized

9.9

A hickory tree from the southern United States and Mexico that makes hard nuts shaped like nutmeg

C

Carya ovata

• Specialized

9.8

A large North American tree with shaggy grey bark and nuts you can eat

C

Carya tomentosa

• Specialized

9.9

A North American hickory tree with hard wood and hard-shelled edible nuts

Surface Forms

Etymology