Plants › walnut family
red hickory
Carya ovalis
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
shagbark hickoryCarya ovata
pignut hickoryCarya glabra
bitternut hickoryCarya cordiformis
mockernutCarya tomentosa
eastern black walnutJuglans nigra
Shellbark HickoryCarya laciniosa
black cherryPrunus serotina
pecanCarya illinoinensis
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 1,157 |
|---|---|
| New York | 245 |
| Pennsylvania | 96 |
| Massachusetts | 90 |
| Virginia | 85 |
| Canada | 77 |
| Connecticut | 76 |
| Ontario | 76 |
| Maryland | 70 |
| North Carolina | 67 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Group and habits
- Tree growth formListed by a harvested source as having a tree growth form.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
- Perennial plantListed by a harvested source as having a perennial life duration.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
Classification
| Kingdom | Plants · Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Vascular Plants · Tracheophyta |
| Class | Dicots · Magnoliopsida |
| Order | beeches, oaks, walnuts, and allies · Fagales |
| Family | walnut family · Juglandaceae |
| Genus | hickories · Carya |
Study it in a deck
Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: USDA PLANTS Characteristics (U.S. Government work / public domain)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise red hickory with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.