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botanical illustration of Shagbark Hickory, Carya ovata

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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

Carya ovata
Carya ovata · Sixflashphoto

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 ↗

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