Hickory
| Hickory Temporal range: Late Cretaceous - present[1]
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| Hickory at Morton Arboretum Accession 29-U-10 | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fagales |
| Family: | Juglandaceae |
| Subfamily: | Juglandoideae |
| Tribe: | Juglandeae |
| Subtribe: | Caryinae |
| Genus: | Nutt. |
| Type species | |
| Carya tomentosa (Poir.) Nutt.[2]
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Hickory is a common name for trees composing the genus Carya, which includes 19 species accepted by Plants of the World Online.[3]
Seven species are native to southeast Asia in China, Indochina, and northeastern India (Assam), and twelve are native to North America. A number of hickory species are used for their edible nuts or for their wood.