bitter pecan
Carya x lecontei
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Form
bitter pecan form
Habitat
Leaves
bitter pecan leaves bitter pecan leaves bitter pecan leaves
Twigs
bitter pecan twigs bitter pecan twigs
Bark
bitter pecan bark bitter pecan bark bitter pecan bark bitter pecan bark
Flowers
Fruit
bitter pecan fruit: immature >bitter pecan fruit: mature bitter pecan fruit: mature
  • FAMILY: JUGLANDACEAE
  • ALTERNATE COMMON NAME:
  • LEAVES:
  • FLOWER:
  • FRUIT: nut is longer than water hickory and flatter than pecan
  • TWIGS:
  • BARK:
  • FORM:
  • HABITAT: hybrid sites: wetter than pecan, drier than water hickory
  • WETLAND DESIGNATION: Obligate Wetland (OBL): Almost always occurs in wetlands of the Atlantic and Gulf Coast Plain Region
  • RANGE: Mississippi River valley, where the ranges are sympatric (overlap)
  • USES: wildlife food (woodducks, squirrels, raccoons, black bears all eat hickory nuts); wood is not as useful as is pecan’s, due to brashness
    • Best Recognition Features:
    1. flattened oblong nut with bitter meat
    2. leaves intermediate to pecan and water hickory
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