Base de datos de plantas del FNPS

Carya aquatica

water hickory
  • Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: John Lampkin, Nature Coast FNPS

Nomenclatura

Nombre común:

water hickory

Sinónimo(s):

Especie del género:

Carya aquatica

Familia:

Juglandaceae

Especificaciones de la planta

Forma:

tree

Tamaño:

30-80 (100) ft tall by 25-50 ft wide

Esperanza de vida:

Long-lived perennial

Color de la flor:

Color de la fruta:

brown

Fenología:

Deciduous. Inconspicuous blooms in early spring. Fruits ripen in fall. Lifespan 150+ yrs.

Destacado por:

Interesting Foliage

Paisajismo

Usos recomendados:

Specimen tree in wet settings. This is a good plant to grow in floodplains.

Consideraciones:

Nut and leaf drop can be messy in a home landscape.

Disponibilidad:

Native Nurseries, FNPS Plant Sales

Propagación:

Seed (nut).

Luz:

Full Sun, Part Sun

Tolerancia a la humedad:

Siempre inundado---------------------------------Extremadamente seco

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Stays wet -a- Not wet but not extremely dry

Tolerancia a inundaciones por agua salada:

Unknown

Tolerancia a la niebla salina/suelo salado:

Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray

Suelo u otro sustrato:

Sand, Loam, Organic

pH del suelo:

adaptable

Apto para cultivo en:

8A,8B,9A,9B

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Acreditado en:

Distribution
Vouchered
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Map coded by Melissa Fernandez-de Cespedes (Paynes Prairie Chapter)

Ecología

Fauna:

Caterpillars, Mammals

Larval host for many moths including; luna moth ( Actias luna ), hickory leafroller moth ( Argyrotaenia juglandana ), royal walnut moth ( Citheronia regalis ), and walnut sphinx ( Amorpha juglandis.

Ducks and other wildlife consume nuts. 

Hábitats nativos:

swamps

Área de distribución natural en Florida:

Comentarios:

Etnobotánica:

Nuts are bitter.

Comentarios generales:

FNPS Plant Print

Citas:

Burns, Russell M., and Barbara H. Honkala [Technical coordinators]. (1990). Silvics of North America: Volume 2. Hardwoods. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service, Agriculture Handbook 654. ( https://www.fs.usda.gov/treesearch/pubs/1548 ). Accessed 2025.


Gann, G.D., C.J. Abbott, C.G. Stocking, K.N. Hines, and collaborators. (2001+). Water hickory. Natives For Your Neighborhood. ( https://www.regionalconservation.org/beta/nfyn/plantdetail.asp?tx=Caryaqua ). Accessed 2025. The Institute for Regional Conservation. Delray Beach, Florida.


Haehle, Robert G. and Joan Brookwell. (1999). Native Florida Plants. Gulf Publishing Company. Houston, TX.


Nelson, Gil. (2003). Florida's Best Landscape Plants: 200 Readily Available Species for Homeowners and Professionals. University Press of Florida, Gainesville.


Wunderlin, R. P., B. F. Hansen, A. R. Franck, and F. B. Essig. (1999+). Atlas of Florida Plants. ( https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/ ). [S. M. Landry and K. N. Campbell (application development), USF Water Institute.] Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa.

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