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SPECIES: Carya tomentosa | Mockernut Hickory 



ABBREVIATION : 
CARTOM

SYNONYMS : 
   Carya alba (Mill.) K. Koch


SCS PLANT CODE : 
   CATO6


COMMON NAMES : 
   mockernut hickory
   mockernut
   white hickory
   whiteheart hickory
   hognut
   bullnut


TAXONOMY : 
The currently accepted scientific name for mockernut hickory is Carya
tomentosa Nutt. [19].  Recognized morphological varieties based on
differences in the leaves and fruit include [32]:

Var. subcoriacea (Sarg.) Palm. & Steyermark, commonly known as Gulf
mockernut hickory, it is distiguished from the typical variety by having
thicker, more pubescent leaves, and a fruit more prominently angled with
thicker and larger nuts.

Var. ficoides Sarg., commonly known as fig mockernut hickory, is
distinguished from the typical variety by having a stipelike base to the
fruit.

Var. ovoidea Sarg., commmonly known as ovoid mockernut hickory, is
distinguished from the typical variety by having a long-acuminate ovoid
fruit.

Mockernut hickory hybrid products are [32]:

C. tomentosa x C. illinoensis = C. X schneckii Sarg.
C. tomentosa x C. ovata = C. X collina Laughlin


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 tomentosa In: Remainder of Citation

Related categories for Species: Carya tomentosa | Mockernut Hickory