Juglandaceae
Shagbark hickory
Carya ovata
- Family
- Juglandaceae
- Genus
- Carya
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Common names
By language (16)
- Belarusian
- Карыя авальная
- Bulgarian
- Яйцевидно хикори
- Catalan
- Noguera blanca americana
- Chinese
- 粗皮山核桃
- Czech
- Ořechovec vejčitý
- English
- Shagbark hickory, Upland hickory
- Finnish
- Valkohikkori
- French
- Caryer ovale, Arbre à noix piquées, Caryer blanc, Noix douces, Noyer tendre, Noyer blanc d'Amérique
- Hungarian
- Fehér hikoridió, Caria alba, Foszlós kérgű hikoridió
- Indonesian
- Hikori kulit-kasar
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Skihickory
- Polish
- Orzesznik pięciolistkowy, Przeorzech pięciolistkowy
- Russian
- Кария яйцевидная, Гикори лохматый
- Spanish
- Jicoria ovada
- Swedish
- Skidhickory
- Ukrainian
- Гікорі біле
Synonyms
- Carya alba subsp. ovata (Mill.) Schwer.
- Carya ovata var. grandis Ashe
- Hicoria borealis Ashe
- Hicorius ovata (Mill.) Britton
- Juglans alba unranked ovata (Mill.) Marshall
- Juglans alba var. ovata (Mill.) Castigl.
- Juglans ovata Mill.
- Scoria ovata (Mill.) MacMill.
Flowers
- In flower
- April to May (from 34 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
- Flower colour
- yellow (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Sandy Wolkenberg, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Andrew Murray, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Sandy Wolkenberg, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
LeavesPhoto: Laura Clark, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: Tom Scavo, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Wikimedia Commons contributor, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: DouglasGoldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Stuart McEwen, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Emily Summerbell, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: DouglasGoldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Mara Louise, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: DouglasGoldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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.