Carya aquatica, the bitter pecan or water hickory, is a large tree of the Juglandaceae or walnut family. In the Southeastern United States it is a dominant plant species found on clay flats and backwater areas near streams and rivers. The species reproduces aggressively both by seed and sprouts from roots and from stumps of cut trees. Water hickory is a major component of wetland forests now in the southeastern US, because of the selective cutting of more desirable tree species for the lumber industry. It can grow over 30 metres (98 ft) tall.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Water hickory being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
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Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Fagales
- Family
- Juglandaceae
- Genus
- Carya
- Species
- Carya aquatica
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