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Also called Carya alba, mockernut, white hickory, whiteheart hickory, hognut and bullnut. The word hickory comes from Algonquian.
Part of hickory/pecan genus Carya in butternut/hickory/pecan/walnut family Juglandaceae in bayberry / beech / birch / oak / walnut order Fagales.
Native to 🇺🇸 USA central and East. 🗺 Map by county (🇺🇸 USA-48) (color key), 🗺 map (North America, Central America),
Uses by native peoples(Ethnobotany database)
Carya hosts caterpillars of 231 speciesof butterflies and moths, in some areas.
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🏠︎ butternut/hickory/pecan/walnut branches family Juglandaceae hickory/pecan genus Carya