Juglandaceae
Bitternut hickory
Carya cordiformis
- Family
- Juglandaceae
- Genus
- Carya
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Common names
By language (14)
- Azerbaijani
- Ürəkvari karya
- Bulgarian
- Сърцевидно хикори
- Chinese
- 心葉山核桃, 姬核桃, 苦味山核桃
- Czech
- Ořechovec hořký
- Danish
- Bitter Hickory, Bitternød
- Dutch
- Bitternoot-hickory
- English
- Bitternut hickory
- Finnish
- Karvashikkori
- French
- Caryer cordiforme
- German
- Bitternuss
- Hungarian
- Keserű hikoridió
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Bitterhickory
- Polish
- Orzesznik gorzki
- Russian
- Кария сердцевидная, Гикори горький
Synonyms
- Carya amara (F.Michx.) Nutt. ex Elliott
- Carya cordiformis var. elongata Ashe
- Carya cordiformis var. latifolia Sarg.
- Carya minima (Marshall) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb.
- Carya pubescens Sweet
- Carya sulcata Nutt.
- Hicoria cordiformis (Wangenh.) Britton
- Hicorius amara (F.Michx.) Raf.
- Hicorius cordiformis (Wangenh.) Britton
- Hicorius cordiformis var. elongata Ashe
- Hicorius cordiformis var. latifolia Ashe
- Hicorius minima Britton
- Hicorius minima Sarg.
- Juglans alba var. minima Marshall
- Juglans alba var. minima (Marshall) Castigl.
- Juglans amara F.Michx.
- Juglans amara Muhl.
- Juglans compressa Muhl.
- Juglans cordiformis Wangenh.
- Juglans mucronata Michx.
- Scoria minima (Marshall) MacMill.
- Scoria mucronata (Michx.) Raf.
Flowers
- Flower colour
- green (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
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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.