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Shagbark Hickory
Carya ovata
Shagbark Hickory · Caryer Ovale · Caryer ovale · Noyer Tendre · Orzesznik pięciolistkowy · Schindelborkige Hickorie · Schindelborkige Hickorynuss (DE) · Schuppenrindenhickory · Shagbark hickory (EN) · Shellbark Hickory · Upland Hickory · arbre à noix piquées · caria blanca · carya blanc · caryer blanc
At a glance
Origin / distribution: US(Appalachia)
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: Intoxicant
Science studied: ALUMINUM, BARIUM, BROMINE, CERIUM
Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗
Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.
Names and identity
Family: Juglandaceae
Scientific name: Carya ovata
Common names: Shagbark Hickory, Caryer Ovale, Caryer ovale, Noyer Tendre, Orzesznik pięciolistkowy, Schindelborkige Hickorie, Schindelborkige Hickorynuss (DE), Schuppenrindenhickory, Shagbark hickory (EN), Shellbark Hickory, Upland Hickory, arbre à noix piquées, caria blanca, carya blanc, caryer blanc
POWO: 30122806-2 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone
History
The source record documents this plant in US(Appalachia).
It records these historical or traditional applications:
- Intoxicant
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- US(Appalachia)
Documented cultural uses
- Intoxicant
Cultural record detail
These entries are transcribed from the cited ethnobotanical source; they do not represent current advice or a claim of efficacy.
- Intoxicant · US(Appalachia) · "
Contemporary uses
Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.
Scientific research
Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.
Indexed research records
- Characterization and phylogenetic relationships analysis of the complete chloroplast genome of <i>Carya ovata</i>. · 2020 source ↗
- Growth responses of Carya ovata (Juglandaceae) seedlings to experimental sun patches. · 1999 source ↗
- Bending characteristics of hickory (Carya ovata K. Koch) wood grown in Germany · 1998 source ↗
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- ALUMINUM
- BARIUM
- BROMINE
- CERIUM
- CHROMIUM
- COBALT
- COPPER
- FLUORINE
- GOLD
- IODINE
- IRON
- LANTHANUM
- LEAD
- LECITHIN
- LITHIUM
- MAGNESIUM
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- MOLYBDENUM
- NEODYMIUM
- PHOSPHORUS
- PHYTOSTEROLS
- SAMARIUM
- SELENIUM
- SILICON
- SODIUM
- THORIUM
- TIN
- VANADIUM
- ZINC
- ZIRCONIUM
- NICKEL
- SCANDIUM
- BORON
- CALCIUM
- CHLORINE
- STRONTIUM
- TITANIUM
- YTTRIUM
- ARSENIC
- CADMIUM
- CESIUM
- MANGANESE
- POTASSIUM
- RUBIDIUM
- ASH
- BETULIN
- BETULINIC-ACID
- ANTIMONY
- EUROPIUM
- HAFNIUM
- TUNGSTEN
- SULFUR
- TANTALUM
- YTTERBIUM
- LUTETIUM
Legality
No exact international trade listing was returned by the CITES checklist for this accepted name. Country-specific law is not assessed here.
Consult the CITES species checklist for current international and national requirements.
Reference images

Sources
Plants of the World Online (POWO) · Kew data terms; cite POWO/WCVP
World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) · CC BY 3.0
show claim source mapping
- identity · DH-SRC-0030
- documented_uses · DH-SRC-0030
- compounds · DH-SRC-0030
- taxonomy · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
- common_names · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
- countries · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
- wfo_taxonomy · DH-SRC-0003 · source ↗
- cultural_records · DH-SRC-0030 · source ↗
- powo_taxonomy · DH-SRC-0001 · source ↗
- wcvp_taxonomy · DH-SRC-0002 · source ↗
CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive
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