P h o t o b y W o f f o r d a n d C h e s t e r @ T E N N
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Habitat:
Bottomlands and floodplain swamps.
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Species Description:
Woody perennial.
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Phenology:
Flowering Period: Early April to late May.
Fruiting Period: Early October to late October.
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Additional Information at NatureServe
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Diagnostic Characteristics:
Carya aquatica occurs in habitats that have standing water a portion of the year. The nut is flattened and strongly wrinkled with the husk splitting to the base. Buds are brown (rather than yellow in C.cordiformis). There are most often 9 leaflets that are strongly falcate; the bark separates in long scales.
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Management:
Avoid changes in moisture/hydrologic conditions at the site. Changes could result from overstory removal, stream/wetland alteration or impacts due to erosion.
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Global Range:
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Known Kentucky Occurrences:
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