Juglandaceae
Nutmeg hickory
Carya myristiciformis
- Family
- Juglandaceae
- Genus
- Carya
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Common names
By language (3)
- Chinese
- 肉豆蔻山核桃
- English
- Nutmeg hickory
- Hungarian
- Szerecsendió-hikori
Synonyms
- Carya amara var. myristiciformis (F.Michx.) J.G.Cooper
- Carya fernowiana (Sudw. ex Sarg.) Sudw.
- Hicorius fernowiana Sudw. ex Sarg.
- Hicorius myristica Raf.
- Hicorius myristiciformis (F.Michx.) Britton
- Hicorius myristiciformis Sarg.
- Juglans myristiciformis 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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Photo: Plant Image Library from Boston, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Plant Image Library from Boston, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Plant Image Library from Boston, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Plant Image Library from Boston, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Plant Image Library from Boston, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Plant Image Library from Boston, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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Photo: Plant Image Library from Boston, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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.