Carya ovata

Distribution Map: Based on vouchered plant specimens only. View county names by placing the mouse cursor over a particular county.

Family:	JUGLANDACEAE
Species:	Carya ovata (Mill.) K. Koch
Common Name:	Shagbark Hickory
Habitat:	**
Associated Ecological Communities:	**
Growth Habit:	Tree
Duration:	Perennial
Category:	Vascular
USDA Symbol:	**
Plant Notes:	**
Taxonomic Notes:	**
Status:	Native
References:	**
Specimen:	View specimen details in the Alabama Herbarium Consortium Specimen Database

** Not applicable or data not available.

Classification

Family	JUGLANDACEAE - Walnut family
Genus	Carya
Species	Carya ovata (Mill.) K. Koch - Shagbark Hickory

Citation

Citation	Carya ovata (Miller) K. Koch, Dendrologie 1: 598. 1869.
Basionym:	Juglans ovata Mill. 1768.
Type:	**

** Not applicable or data not available.

Synonyms

Synonym	Full Citation	Basionym	Type
Carya ovata var. pubescens
Hicoria ovata

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort; choose a county or herbaria to filter the specimen data.

Counties included on distribution map: Autauga, Blount, Bullock, Calhoun, Cherokee, Choctaw, Clay, Cullman, Dale, Dallas, DeKalb, Etowah, Greene, Jackson, Jefferson, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Lee, Limestone, Marengo, Montgomery, Morgan, Shelby, Sumter, Tuscaloosa, Wilcox

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: ALNHS, AUA, JSU, SAMF, TROY, UNA, UWAL

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1968 - 2022

Barcode / Accession No.	County	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
ALNHS00010459	Marengo	04 Apr 2018	Barger, T. Wayne SP#4088	ALNHS Carya ovata (P. Mill.) K. Koch
UNA00031963	Dallas	18 Jun 1969	Thomas, Joab L. 2229	UNA Carya ovata (P. Mill.) K. Koch
UNA00031989	Tuscaloosa	28 Sep 1980	Youngblood, Barbara Y. 50	UNA Carya ovata (P. Mill.) K. Koch
UWAL0015952	Bullock	02 Nov 2012	Dykes, Bailee 1445	UWAL Carya ovata (P. Miller) K. Koch
UNA00023842	Lawrence	26 Jun 1989	Harding, Dennis s.n.	UNA Carya ovata (P. Mill.) K. Koch
AUA_ACC_61135	Choctaw	20 Oct 1994	CROUCH, VIRGINIA E. 1226	AUA CARYA OVATA (P. MILL.) K. KOCH
UWAL0009595	Marengo	29 Oct 2008	England, J. Kevin 1470	UWAL Carya ovata (P. Miller) K. Koch
JSU127658	Cherokee	31 May 1968	Landers, Kenneth E. s.n.	JSU Carya ovata (P. Miller) K. Koch
UWAL0006394	Marengo	15 Oct 2006	Reynolds, R. Brock 24	UWAL Carya ovata (P. Mill.) K. Koch
TROY000048996	Autauga	12 Oct 2018	Parker, Matthew R. 1858	TROY Carya ovata (P. Miller) K. Koch
JSU127664	Lauderdale	4 Aug 1996	Whetstone, R. David 18342	JSU Carya ovata (P. Miller) K. Koch
JSU127668	Morgan	9 Aug 1996	Whetstone, R. David 18348	JSU Carya ovata (P. Miller) K. Koch
UNA00031999	Montgomery	05 Jun 1969	Thomas, Joab L. 2165	UNA Carya ovata (P. Mill.) K. Koch
SAMF0007899	Cullman	08 May 1965	Myers, Martha Crystal 373	SAMF Carya ovata (P. Miller) K. Koch
AUA_ACC_14337	Lee	9 Apr 1969	SEAY, J.R. 52	AUA CARYA OVATA (P. MILL.) K. KOCH
JSU127660	Clay	21 Apr 1995	Ballard, J. Mark 5488	JSU Carya ovata (P. Miller) K. Koch
UWAL0047055	Autauga	12 Oct 2018	Parker, Matthew R. 1858	UWAL Carya ovata (P. Miller) K. Koch
JSU127663	Lauderdale	4 Aug 1996	Whetstone, R. David 18342	JSU Carya ovata (P. Miller) K. Koch
UWAL0030511	Morgan	06 Sep 2015	England, J. Kevin 5724	UWAL Carya ovata (P.Miller) K.Koch
JSU127667	Morgan	9 Aug 1996	Whetstone, R. David 18348	JSU Carya ovata (P. Miller) K. Koch
UNA00031928	Greene	27 May 1969	Thomas, Joab L. 2110	UNA Carya ovata (P. Mill.) K. Koch
SAMF0007900	Jefferson	29 Apr 1965	Myers, Martha Crystal 198	SAMF Carya ovata (P. Miller) K. Koch
TROY000036273	Bullock	19 Apr 2012	Dykes, Bailee 529	TROY Carya ovata (P. Miller) K. Koch
UNA00031993	Lee	21 Jun 1980	Haynes, Robert R. 7874	UNA Carya ovata (P. Mill.) K. Koch
TROY000028500	Marengo	29 Oct 2008	England, J. Kevin 1469	TROY Carya ovata (P. Miller) K. Koch
JSU127657	Cherokee	3 Sep 1990	Whetstone, R. David 15781	JSU Carya ovata (P. Miller) K. Koch
UWAL0014565	Marengo	01 May 2012	England, J. Kevin 3425	UWAL Carya ovata (P. Miller) K. Koch
UNA00054552	Blount	12 Oct 1998	Keener, Brian R. 1720	UNA Carya ovata (P. Mill.) K. Koch
TROY000020715	Shelby	05 Oct 2002	Franks, Michael 12	TROY Carya ovata (P. Miller) K. Koch
UNA00032000	Dallas	04 Sep 1969	Kral, Robert 36899	UNA Carya ovata (P. Mill.) K. Koch
UWAL0042453	Bullock	30 Sep 2017	Horne, Howard E. 4288	UWAL Carya ovata (P. Miller) K. Koch
ALNHS00006075	Marengo	04 Apr 2018	Barger, T. Wayne SP#4088	ALNHS Carya ovata (P. Mill) K. Koch
UNA00031978	Sumter	11 Jun 1969	Thomas, Joab L. 2207	UNA Carya ovata (P. Mill.) K. Koch
UNA00069373	Lawrence	25 Oct 2008	England, J. Kevin 1463	UNA Carya ovata (P. Mill.) K. Koch
JSU127665	Limestone	26 May 1996	Whetstone, R. David 17994	JSU Carya ovata (P. Miller) K. Koch
AUA_ACC_14663	DeKalb	3 May 1969	CHITWOOD, JOHN C.	AUA CARYA OVATA (P. MILL.) K. KOCH
UWAL0006393	Marengo	29 Oct 2008	England, J. Kevin 1469	UWAL Carya ovata (P. Mill.) K. Koch
UWAL0038661	Jackson	27 Oct 2018	England, J. Kevin 9634	UWAL Carya ovata (P. Miller) K. Koch
SAMF0002306	Jefferson	20 Aug 1948	Hall s.n.	SAMF Carya ovata (P. Miller) K. Koch
JSU127662	Jackson	5 Aug 1975	Whetstone, R. David 5797	JSU Carya ovata (P. Miller) K. Koch
UNA00073750	Marengo	12 Jul 2012	England, J. Kevin 3661	UNA Carya ovata (P. Mill.) K. Koch
JSU127661	Etowah	6 May 1996	Hodge-Spaulding, Lesley M. 4469	JSU Carya ovata (P. Miller) K. Koch
UNA00031994	Calhoun	21 Jun 1980	Meigs, Russell A. 861	UNA Carya ovata (P. Mill.) K. Koch
UWAL0038603	Lawrence	01 Sep 2018	England, J. Kevin 9427	UWAL Carya ovata (P. Miller) K. Koch
UNA00031933	Greene	27 May 1969	Thomas, Joab L. 2117	UNA Carya ovata (P. Mill.) K. Koch
SAMF0002305	Cullman	15 Oct 1988	Ridgeway, Blanche 30	SAMF Carya ovata (P. Miller) K. Koch
TROY000006370	Dale	09 Oct 1997	Rundell, Hannelore 210	TROY Carya ovata (P. Miller) K. Koch
UNA00031968	Wilcox	26 May 1978	Haynes, Robert R. 6518	UNA Carya ovata (P. Mill.) K. Koch
TROY000044898	Marengo	12 Jul 2012	England, J. Kevin 3661	TROY Carya ovata (P. Miller) K. Koch
UNA00022435	Greene	13 Aug 1969	Thomas, Joab L. 2405	UNA Carya ovata (P. Mill.) K. Koch
UNA00026272	Marengo	30 Sep 1995	Burk, David H. 208	UNA Carya ovata (P. Mill.) K. Koch
UNA00053508	Greene	05 Aug 1969	Thomas, Joab L. 2333	UNA Carya ovata (P. Mill.) K. Koch
JSU127666	Limestone	26 May 1996	Whetstone, R. David 17994	JSU Carya ovata (P. Miller) K. Koch
UNA00031998	Greene	05 Oct 1968	Thomas, Joab L. 1839	UNA Carya ovata (P. Mill.) K. Koch
UWAL0006392	Lawrence	25 Oct 2008	England, J. Kevin 1463	UWAL Carya ovata (P. Mill.) K. Koch
UWAL0057080	Dallas	10 Jun 2022	England, Kevin J. 13022	UWAL Carya ovata (P.Miller) K. Koch
TROY000028505	Lawrence	25 Oct 2008	England, J. Kevin 1463	TROY Carya ovata (P. Miller) K. Koch
AUA_ACC_60724	Lee	6 Oct 1966	MARCHINTON, R.L.	AUA CARYA OVATA (P. MILL.) K. KOCH
UWAL0014104	Bullock	19 Apr 2012	Dykes, Bailee 529	UWAL Carya ovata (P. Miller) K. Koch
UNA00023849	Lawrence	26 Jun 1989	Harding, Dennis s.n.	UNA Carya ovata (P. Mill.) K. Koch
AUA000030336	Morgan	6 Sep 2015	ENGLAND, J. KEVIN 5724	AUA CARYA OVATA (P. MILL.) K. KOCH
JSU127669	Morgan	11 Aug 1975	Whetstone, R. David 6164	JSU Carya ovata (P. Miller) K. Koch
JSU127659	Cherokee	31 May 1968	Landers, Kenneth E. s.n.	JSU Carya ovata (P. Miller) K. Koch
UWAL0013466	Marengo	12 Jul 2012	England, J. Kevin 3661	UWAL Carya ovata (P. Miller) K. Koch

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Data last modified: 9/19/2025

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Citation Information:

Keener, B.R., A.R. Diamond, T.W. Barger, L.J. Davenport, P.G. Davison, S.L. Ginzbarg, C.J. Hansen, D.D. Spaulding, J.K. Triplett, and M. Woods. 2025. Alabama Plant Atlas. [S.M. Landry and K.N. Campbell (original application development), Florida Center for Community Design and Research. University of South Florida]. University of West Alabama, Livingston, Alabama.

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