Juglandaceae

Water hickory

Carya aquatica (F.Michx.) Nutt. ex Elliott

Family: Juglandaceae
Genus: Carya

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Water hickory (Carya aquatica) — FruitPhoto: Nonbinary-Naturalist, CC0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (7)

Bulgarian: Водно хикори
Chinese: 水山核桃
English: Water hickory
Greek: Κάρυα η υδατική
Hungarian: Vízi hikoridió
Persian: گردوی آبی
Russian: Кария водная

Synonyms

Carya aquatica var. australis Sarg.
Hicorius aquatica (F.Michx.) Britton
Hicorius aquatica Raf.
Hicorius aquatica var. australis Sudw.
Hicorius aquaticus Sarg.
Juglans aquatica F.Michx.

Flowers

Flower colour: yellow (USDA PLANTS Database)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Tree
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

Photos

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FruitPhoto: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.