Wetland and Aquatic Plants
of
Oklahoma
Interactive Keys: Woody
2.
Broad leaf
Hickories
(Juglandaceae)
Water hickory (Carya aquatica
(Michx. f.)
Nutt.)
Native
perennial
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Notes: The nuts of all the hickories are important
food for
wildlife, especially squirrels. Water
hickory grows in standing water and has a greater number of leaflets
than
hickories found growing in bottomlands.
NWI status:
OBL
Last update: 2/03/04
Comments to : Bruce Hoagland
bhoagland@ou.edu
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