Juglandaceae FAMILY Least Concern

Carya laciniosa

Edibility

3/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Carya laciniosa is a deciduous tree with an opem, round to oblong crown; it usually grows around 20 - 30 metres tall but can reach 40 metres[ 277 Title Plants Database Publication Author Website http://plants.usda.gov/java/factSheet Publisher United States Department of Agriculture Year 0 ISBN Description An online database with an excellent collection of fact sheets about native N. American plants. ]. Commonly harvested from the wild for its edible seed and its very useful wood, the plant is also cultivated as a nut crop with several named varieties having been developed, Carya laciniosa has a large, stable population which is found across an extensive geographic range and there are no known major threats.The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2018)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeEastern and southern N. America - Iowa, Michigan and Ontario, south to Texas and Georgia

HabitatDeep rich soils of floodplains and bottomlands, along creeks and in open cedar glades; at elevations up to 300 metres[ 43 Title Gray's Manual of Botany.Eighth Edition Publication Author Fernald. M. L. Publisher American Book Co.; New York Year 1950 ISBN 0442222505 Description A bit dated but a good and concise flora of the eastern part of N. America. , 62 Title A Field Guide to N. American Edible Wild Plants. Publication Author Elias. T. and Dykeman. P. Publisher Van Nostrand Reinhold Year 1982 ISBN 0442222009 Description Very readable. , 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. ]. It grows best on neutral or slightly alkaline soils and tolerates shallow flooding in early spring[ 229 Title The Complete Trees of N. America. Field Guide and Natural History. Publication Author Elias. T. Publisher Van Nostrand Reinhold Co. Year 1980 ISBN 0442238622 Description A very good concise guide. Gives habitats, good descriptions, maps showing distribution and a few of the uses. It also includes the many shrubs that occasionally reach tree proportions. ].