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Latin name

Family

Distribution

North America distribution zone

Height

Foliage

Ecology

Use

Synonym

English name

French name

Spanish name

Other name

Trade name

Carya cordiformis (Wangenh.) K.Koch

Juglandaceae

MC ME North America (Canada: S Ontario, S Quebec; USA: Minnesota to Maine, Texas to South Carolina) int MW Eurasia (Germany)

MC ME

sci [hyg] mes calc acid neut

dr(ob) (diuretic, laxative, oil, panacea) fw pl pp ti (baseball bat, cabinet work, interior wood, ladder rungs, tool handles) ti(ob) (wheels)

Carya amara (F.Michx.) Nutt. Carya cordiformis var. latifolia Sarg. Hicoria cordiformis (Wagenh.) Britton Hicoria minima (Marshall) Britton Juglans alba var. minima Marshall Juglans cordiformis Wagenh.

bitternut hickory; bitter nut, bitter nut hickory; bitternut (Canada, USA); butternut hickory (North America); pignut (Canada); pignut hickory p.p. (USA); swamp hickory (Canada)

caryer cordiforme; arbre à noix amères, carya amer; caryer à noix amères, caryer amer (Canada); caryer dur, hickory amer; noyer amer (Canada); noyer des marais; noyer dur (Canada)

Bitterer Hickorynussbaum, Bitternuss (german); hickory delle paludi, noce amaro (italian)

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Latin name	Carya cordiformis (Wangenh.) K.Koch
Family	Juglandaceae
Distribution	MC ME North America (Canada: S Ontario, S Quebec; USA: Minnesota to Maine, Texas to South Carolina) int MW Eurasia (Germany)
North America distribution zone	MC ME
Height	L
Foliage	D
Ecology	sci [hyg] mes calc acid neut
Use	dr(ob) (diuretic, laxative, oil, panacea) fw pl pp ti (baseball bat, cabinet work, interior wood, ladder rungs, tool handles) ti(ob) (wheels)
Synonym	Carya amara (F.Michx.) Nutt. Carya cordiformis var. latifolia Sarg. Hicoria cordiformis (Wagenh.) Britton Hicoria minima (Marshall) Britton Juglans alba var. minima Marshall Juglans cordiformis Wagenh.
English name	bitternut hickory; bitter nut, bitter nut hickory; bitternut (Canada, USA); butternut hickory (North America); pignut (Canada); pignut hickory p.p. (USA); swamp hickory (Canada)
French name	caryer cordiforme; arbre à noix amères, carya amer; caryer à noix amères, caryer amer (Canada); caryer dur, hickory amer; noyer amer (Canada); noyer des marais; noyer dur (Canada)
Spanish name
Other name	Bitterer Hickorynussbaum, Bitternuss (german); hickory delle paludi, noce amaro (italian)
Trade name