Scientific or common name:

Carya myristiciformis (Michx. f.) Nutt.

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JUGLANDACEAE - Walnut family (Angiosperms - Flowering plants)

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Name: Carya myristiciformis (Michx. f.) Nutt.
Rank: species

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Common names

U.S. name: Nutmeg hickory
English name: nutmeg hickory
Spanish name: nogal
German name: Muskat-Hickorynuß

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Grown habit: Tree
Duration: Perennial
 

Synonyms:
= Hicoria myristiciformis (Michx. f.) Britton

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TAXONOMY

Kingdom: Plantae
Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
Superdivision: Spermatophyta
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Subclass: Hamamelididae
Order: Juglandales
Family: Juglandaceae
Genus: Carya
Species:

1) Carya alba (L.) Nutt. 2) Carya aquatica (Michx. f.) Nutt. 3) Carya aquatica (Michx. f.) Nutt. var. australis Sarg. 4) Carya brownii Sarg. var. varians Sarg. 5) Carya buckleyi Durand 6) Carya buckleyi Durand var. arkansana (Sarg.) Sarg. 7) Carya carolinae-septentrionalis (Ashe) Engl. & Graebn. 8) Carya cordiformis (Wangenh.) K. Koch 9) Carya cordiformis (Wangenh.) K. Koch var. latifolia Sarg. 10) Carya floridana Sarg. 11) Carya glabra (Mill.) Sweet 12) Carya glabra (Mill.) Sweet var. glabra 13) Carya glabra (Mill.) Sweet var. hirsuta (Ashe) Ashe 14) Carya glabra (Mill.) Sweet var. megacarpa (Sarg.) Sarg. 15) Carya glabra (Mill.) Sweet var. odorata (Marsh.) Little 16) Carya glabra (Mill.) Sweet var. villosa (Sarg.) B.L. Rob. 17) Carya illinoinensis (Wangenh.) K. Koch 18) Carya laciniosa (Michx. f.) G. Don 19) Carya leiodermis Sarg. 20) Carya magnifloridana Murrill 21) Carya microcarpa (Nutt.) Britton 22) Carya myristiciformis (Michx. f.) Nutt. 23) Carya oliviformis (Michx. f.) Nutt. 24) Carya ovalis (Wangenh.) Sarg. 25) Carya ovalis (Wangenh.) Sarg. var. hirsuta (Ashe) Sarg. 26) Carya ovalis (Wangenh.) Sarg. var. mollis (Ashe) Sudw. 27) Carya ovalis (Wangenh.) Sarg. var. obcordata (Muhl. & Willd.) Sarg. 28) Carya ovalis (Wangenh.) Sarg. var. obovalis Sarg. 29) Carya ovalis (Wangenh.) Sarg. var. odorata (Marsh.) Sarg. 30) Carya ovata (Mill.) K. Koch 31) Carya ovata (Mill.) K. Koch var. australis (Ashe) Little 32) Carya ovata (Mill.) K. Koch var. carolinae-septentrionalis (Ashe) Reveal 33) Carya ovata (Mill.) K. Koch var. fraxinifolia Sarg. 34) Carya ovata (Mill.) K. Koch var. nuttallii Sarg. 35) Carya ovata (Mill.) K. Koch var. pubescens Sarg. 36) Carya pallida (Ashe) Engl. & Graebn. 37) Carya pecan (Marsh.) Engl. & Graebn. 38) Carya texana Buckley 39) Carya texana Buckley var. arkansana (Sarg.) Little 40) Carya texana Buckley var. villosa (Sarg.) Little 41) Carya tomentosa (Lam.) Nutt. 42) Carya tomentosa (Lam.) Nutt. var. subcoriacea (Sarg.) Palmer & Steyerm. 43) Carya x brownii Sarg. 44) Carya x collina Laughlin 45) Carya x demareei Palmer 46) Carya x dunbarii Sarg. 47) Carya x laneyi Sarg. 48) Carya x laneyi Sarg. var. chateaugayensis (Sarg.) B. Boivin 49) Carya x lecontei Little 50) Carya x ludoviciana (Ashe) Little 51) Carya x nussbaumeri Sarg. 52) Carya x ovalis (Wangenh.) Sarg. var. hirsuta (Ashe) B. Boivin, nom. illeg. 53) Carya x ovalis (Wangenh.) Sarg. var. odorata (Marsh.) B. Boivin, nom. illeg. 54) Carya x schneckii Sarg.

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Distribution in USA and Canada (*)
USA (AL, AR, GA, LA, MS, NC, OK, SC, TX)


Map for Carya myristiciformis (Michx. f.) Nutt.
(*) USDA, NRCS. 2009. The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 28 August 2009). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA

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Kingdoms
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1) Fungi 2) Plantae

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Divisions
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1) Anthocerotophyta (Hornworts) 2) Bryophyta (Mosses) 3) Chlorophyta (Green algae) 4) Coniferophyta (Conifers) 5) Cycadophyta (Cycads) 6) Equisetophyta (Horsetails) 7) Ginkgophyta (Ginkgo) 8) Gnetophyta (Gnetophytes) 9) Hepaticophyta (Liverworts) 10) Lycopodiophyta (Lycopods) 11) Magnoliophyta (Flowering plants) 12) Psilophyta (Whisk-ferns) 13) Pteridophyta (Ferns)

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Classes
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1) Liliopsida (Monocotyledons) 2) Magnoliopsida (Dicotyledons)

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Families
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1) Acanthaceae (Acanthus family) 2) Aceraceae (Maple family) 3) Achatocarpaceae (Achatocarpus family) 4) Actinidiaceae (Chinese Gooseberry family) 5) Adoxaceae (Moschatel family) 6) Aizoaceae (Fig-marigold family) 7) Amaranthaceae (Amaranth family) 8) Anacardiaceae (Sumac family) 9) Annonaceae (Custard-apple family) 10) Apiaceae (Carrot family) 11) Apocynaceae (Dogbane family) 12) Aquifoliaceae (Holly family) 13) Araliaceae (Ginseng family) 14) Aristolochiaceae (Birthwort family) 15) Asclepiadaceae (Milkweed family) 16) Asteraceae (Aster family) 17) Balanophoraceae (Balanophora family) 18) Balsaminaceae (Touch-me-not family) 19) Basellaceae (Basella family) 20) Bataceae (Saltwort family) 21) Begoniaceae (Begonia family) 22) Berberidaceae (Barberry family) 23) Betulaceae (Birch family) 24) Bignoniaceae (Trumpet-creeper family) 25) Bixaceae (Lipstick-tree family) 26) Bombacaceae (Kapok-tree family) 27) Boraginaceae (Borage family) 28) Brassicaceae (Mustard family) 29) Brunelliaceae (Brunellia family) 30) Buddlejaceae (Butterfly-bush family) 31) Burseraceae (Frankincense family) 32) Buxaceae (Boxwood family) 33) Cabombaceae (Water-shield family) 34) Cactaceae (Cactus family) 35) Calycanthaceae (Strawberry-shrub family) 36) Calyceraceae (Calycera family) 37) Campanulaceae (Bellflower family) 38) Canellaceae (Canella family) 39) Cannabaceae (Hemp family) 40) Capparaceae (Caper family) 41) Caprifoliaceae (Honeysuckle family) 42) Caricaceae (Papaya family) 43) Caryocaraceae (Souari family) 44) Caryophyllaceae (Pink family) 45) Casuarinaceae (She-oak family) 46) Cecropiaceae (Cecropia family) 47) Celastraceae (Bittersweet family) 48) Ceratophyllaceae (Hornwort family) 49) Cercidiphyllaceae (Katsura-tree family) 50) Chenopodiaceae (Goosefoot family) 51) Chloranthaceae (Chloranthus family) 52) Chrysobalanaceae 53) Cistaceae (Rock-rose family) 54) Cleomaceae (Spider flowers family) 55) Clethraceae (Clethra family) 56) Clusiaceae (Mangosteen family) 57) Combretaceae (Indian Almond family) 58) Connaraceae (Cannarus family) 59) Convolvulaceae (Morning-glory family) 60) Cornaceae (Dogwood family) 61) Corynocarpaceae (Karaka family) 62) Crassulaceae (Stonecrop family) 63) Crossosomataceae (Crossosoma family) 64) Cucurbitaceae (Cucumber family) 65) Cunoniaceae (Cunonia family) 66) Cuscutaceae (Dodder family) 67) Cyrillaceae (Cyrilla family) 68) Datiscaceae (Datisca family) 69) Diapensiaceae (Diapensia family) 70) Dilleniaceae (Dillenia family) 71) Dipsacaceae (Teasel family) 72) Dipterocarpaceae (Meranti family) 73) Droseraceae (Sundew family) 74) Ebenaceae (Ebony family) 75) Elaeagnaceae (Oleaster family) 76) Elaeocarpaceae (Elaeocarpus family) 77) Elatinaceae (Waterwort family) 78) Empetraceae (Crowberry family) 79) Epacridaceae (Epacris family) 80) Eremolepidaceae (Catkin-mistletoe family) 81) Ericaceae (Heath family) 82) Erythroxylaceae (Coca family) 83) Euphorbiaceae (Spurge family) 84) Fabaceae (Pea family) 85) Fagaceae (Beech family) 86) Flacourtiaceae (Flacourtia family) 87) Fouquieriaceae (Ocotillo family) 88) Frankeniaceae (Frankenia family) 89) Fumariaceae (Fumitory family) 90) Garryaceae (Silk Tassel family) 91) Gentianaceae (Gentian family) 92) Geraniaceae (Geranium family) 93) Gesneriaceae (Gesneriad family) 94) Goodeniaceae (Goodenia family) 95) Greyiaceae (Greyia family) 96) Grossulariaceae (Currant family) 97) Gunneraceae (Gunnera family) 98) Haloragaceae (Water Milfoil family) 99) Hamamelidaceae (Witch-hazel family) 100) Hernandiaceae (Hernandia family) 101) Hippocastanaceae (Horse-chestnut family) 102) Hippocrateaceae (Hippocratea family) 103) Hydrangeaceae (Hydrangea family) 104) Hydrophyllaceae (Waterleaf family) 105) Hypericaceae (St John's Wort family) 106) Icacinaceae (Icacina family) 107) Illiciaceae (Star-anise family) 108) Juglandaceae (Walnut family) 109) Krameriaceae (Krameria family) 110) Lamiaceae (Mint family) 111) Lardizabalaceae (Lardizabala family) 112) Lauraceae (Laurel family) 113) Lecythidaceae (Brazil-nut family) 114) Leitneriaceae (Corkwood family) 115) Lennoaceae (Lennoa family) 116) Lentibulariaceae (Bladderwort family) 117) Limnanthaceae (Meadow-Foam family) 118) Linaceae (Flax family) 119) Linderniaceae (False pimpernel family) 120) Loasaceae (Loasa family) 121) Loganiaceae (Logania family) 122) Loranthaceae (Showy Mistletoe family) 123) Lythraceae (Loosestrife family) 124) Magnoliaceae (Magnolia family) 125) Malpighiaceae (Barbados Cherry family) 126) Malvaceae (Mallow family) 127) Marcgraviaceae (Shingle Plant family) 128) Melastomataceae (Melastome family) 129) Meliaceae (Mahogany family) 130) Melianthaceae (Melianthus family) 131) Menispermaceae (Moonseed family) 132) Menyanthaceae (Buckbean family) 133) Molluginaceae (Carpet-weed family) 134) Monimiaceae (Monimia family) 135) Monotropaceae (Indian Pipe family) 136) Montiaceae (Miner's lettuce family) 137) Moraceae (Mulberry family) 138) Moringaceae (Horse-radish tree family) 139) Myoporaceae (Myoporum family) 140) Myricaceae (Bayberry family) 141) Myristicaceae (Nutmeg family) 142) Myrsinaceae (Myrsine family) 143) Myrtaceae (Myrtle family) 144) Nelumbonaceae (Lotus-lily family) 145) Nepenthaceae (East Indian Pitcher-plant f) 146) Nitrariaceae (Salt bush family) 147) Nyctaginaceae (Four o'clock family) 148) Nymphaeaceae (Water-lily family) 149) Ochnaceae (Ochna family) 150) Olacaceae 151) Oleaceae (Olive family) 152) Onagraceae (Evening Primrose family) 153) Orobanchaceae (Broom-rape family) 154) Oxalidaceae (Wood-Sorrel family) 155) Paeoniaceae (Peony family) 156) Papaveraceae (Poppy family) 157) Passifloraceae (Passion-flower family) 158) Paulowniaceae (Princesstree family) 159) Pedaliaceae (Sesame family) 160) Phrymaceae (Lopseed family) 161) Phyllanthaceae 162) Phytolaccaceae (Pokeweed family) 163) Piperaceae (Pepper family) 164) Pittosporaceae (Pittosporum family) 165) Plantaginaceae (Plantain family) 166) Platanaceae (Plane-tree family) 167) Plumbaginaceae (Leadwort family) 168) Podostemaceae (River-weed family) 169) Polemoniaceae (Phlox family) 170) Polygalaceae (Milkwort family) 171) Polygonaceae (Buckwheat family) 172) Portulacaceae (Purslane family) 173) Primulaceae (Primrose family) 174) Proteaceae (Protea family) 175) Pyrolaceae (Shinleaf family) 176) Rafflesiaceae (Rafflesia family) 177) Ranunculaceae (Buttercup family) 178) Resedaceae (Mignonette family) 179) Rhamnaceae (Buckthorn family) 180) Rhizophoraceae (Red Mangrove family) 181) Rosaceae (Rose family) 182) Rubiaceae (Madder family) 183) Rutaceae (Rue family) 184) Sabiaceae (Sabia family) 185) Salicaceae (Willow family) 186) Santalaceae (Sandalwood family) 187) Sapindaceae (Soapberry family) 188) Sapotaceae (Sapodilla family) 189) Sarraceniaceae (Pitcher-plant family) 190) Saururaceae 191) Saxifragaceae (Saxifrage family) 192) Schisandraceae (Schisandra family) 193) Scrophulariaceae (Figwort family) 194) Simaroubaceae (Quassia family) 195) Simmondsiaceae (Jojoba family) 196) Solanaceae (Potato family) 197) Sonneratiaceae 198) Sphenocleaceae (Spenoclea family) 199) Stackhousiaceae (Stackhousia family) 200) Staphyleaceae (Bladdernut family) 201) Sterculiaceae 202) Styracaceae (Storax family) 203) Surianaceae (Suriana family) 204) Symplocaceae (Sweetleaf family) 205) Tamaricaceae (Tamarix family) 206) Theaceae (Tea family) 207) Theophrastaceae (Theophrasta family) 208) Thymelaeaceae (Mezereum family) 209) Tiliaceae (Linden family) 210) Tropaeolaceae (Nasturtium family) 211) Turneraceae (Turnera family) 212) Ulmaceae (Elm family) 213) Urticaceae (Nettle family) 214) Valerianaceae (Valerian family) 215) Verbenaceae (Verbena family) 216) Violaceae (Violet family) 217) Viscaceae (Christmas Mistletoe family) 218) Vitaceae (Grape family) 219) Winteraceae (Wintera family) 220) Zygophyllaceae (Creosote-bush family)

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Genera (Juglandaceae)
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1) Carya (hickory) 2) Hicoria (hickory) 3) Juglans (walnut) 4) Platycarya 5) Pterocarya 6) Wallia (walnut)

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Common names (Carya)
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1) (no name) 2) Bitternut hickory (Carya cordiformis) 3) Black hickory (Carya texana) 4) Mockernut hickory (Carya alba) 5) Nutmeg hickory (Carya myristiciformis) 6) Pecan (Carya illinoinensis) 7) Pignut hickory (Carya glabra) 8) Red hickory (Carya ovalis) 9) Sand hickory (Carya pallida) 10) Scrub hickory (Carya floridana) 11) Shagbark hickory (Carya ovata) 12) Shellbark hickory (Carya laciniosa) 13) Southern shagbark hickory (Carya carolinae-septentrionalis) 14) Water hickory (Carya aquatica)

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More species:
1) Carya ovalis (Wangenh.) Sarg. var. hirsuta (Ashe) Sarg. [92]
2) Carya ovalis (Wangenh.) Sarg. var. mollis (Ashe) Sudw. [136]
3) Carya ovalis (Wangenh.) Sarg. var. obcordata (Muhl. & Willd.) Sarg. [97]
4) Carya ovata (Mill.) K. Koch [1300]
5) Carya ovata (Mill.) K. Koch var. nuttallii Sarg. [90]
6) Carya tomentosa (Lam.) Nutt. [152]
7) Carya x ovalis (Wangenh.) Sarg. var. odorata (Marsh.) B. Boivin, nom. illeg. [140]
8) Cascabela thevetia (L.) Lippoid [246]
9) Casparea jermyana Britton [251]
10) Cassia aciphylla Benth. [223]

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