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leaflets=5–7, basal smaller; twigs=thick; mature bark=shaggy dark grayshagbark hickory Carya ovata leaflets=5–7, basal smaller; twigs=thinpignut hickory Carya glabra
leaflets=7–11; undersurface + stems + twigs=woolly-hairmockernut hickory Carya tomentosa leaflets=7–11; buds=yellow, leaf=large (20–30 cm) (8–12 in)bitternut hickory Carya cordiformis
leaflets=9–17; buds=yellow, leaf=large (30–50 cm) (12–20 in)pecan Carya illinoinensis
Part of butternut/hickory/pecan/walnut family Juglandaceae in bayberry / beech / birch / oak / walnut order Fagales.
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Carya hosts caterpillars of 231 speciesof butterflies and moths, in some areas.
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🏠︎ butternut/hickory/pecan/walnut leaves family Juglandaceae bitternut hickory Carya cordiformis pignut hickory Carya glabra pecan Carya illinoinensis shagbark hickory Carya ovata mockernut hickory Carya tomentosa