Introductory
SPECIES: Carya cordiformis | Bitternut Hickory 



ABBREVIATION : 
CARCOR

SYNONYMS : 
NO-ENTRY


SCS PLANT CODE : 
   CACO15


COMMON NAMES : 
   bitternut hickory
   bitternut
   swamp hickory
   pignut hickory


TAXONOMY : 
The currently accepted scientific name for bitternut hickory is Carya
cordiformis (Wangenh.) K. Koch [3,18].  There are no recognized
subspecies, varieties, or forms.

Bitternut hickory naturally hybridizes with the following [26]:
 
        C. illinoensis (C. X brownii Sarg.)
        C. glabra (C. X demareei Palmer)
        C. ovata (C. X laneyi Sarg.)


LIFE FORM : 
Tree

FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS : 
No special status

OTHER STATUS : 
NO-ENTRY


COMPILED BY AND DATE : 
Milo Coladonato, January 1992


LAST REVISED BY AND DATE : 
NO-ENTRY


AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION : 
Coladonato, Milo. 1992. Carya cordiformis. In: Remainder of Citation

Related categories for Species: Carya cordiformis | Bitternut Hickory