Carya illinoinensis

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Species Distribution Map
Family:JUGLANDACEAE
Species:Carya illinoinensis (Wangenh.) K. Koch
Common Name:Pecan
Habitat:**
Associated Ecological Communities:**
Growth Habit:Tree
Duration:Perennial
Category:Vascular
USDA Symbol:**
Plant Notes:Pecan is a large deciduous tree in the Walnut family (JUGLANDACEAE). It occurs throughout Alabama. Pecan trees can be found around old home sites, along fence rows, in disturbed woodlands, and in floodplain forest. It is one of eleven species of Hickory found in Alabama. There is some debate as to whether Pecan is native to Alabama or introduced. The main range of the species is along the Mississippi River and its major tributaries. Many botanists believe that Pecan is native in portions of the Black Belt region of Alabama, but a recent introduction in most of the rest of the state. Charles Mohr in his account of Pecan in the 1901 Plant Life of Alabama states “Hale County, Gallion. Dallas County, Uniontown. Marengo County, Demopolis. Undoubtedly indigenous”. Early explores of the Southeastern United States found Pecan growing around Native American settlements. Perhaps the Native Americans brought this species from further west and it escaped in the Black Belt area in pre-colonial times. There is evidence that Chickasaw Plum (Prunus angustifolia Marshall) was introduced by Native Americans from areas to our west, and some populations of Yaupon Holly (Ilex vomitoria Aiton) outside of the Coastal Plain seem to have been cultivated by Native Americans. We may never know for certain. Even the correct pronunciation for this species is hotly debated. There are more than fourteen widely utilized pronunciations depending on what region of the country you hail from. Among them are pee-can’; pee-con’; puh-con'; puh-coon'; pic-con’; pee’-can; and pic’-cun. Although native Pecans were collected and eaten by Native Americans and early settlers, the commercial growing of Pecans did not start until the 1880’s. It is now a major crop in portions of the Southeast. --A. Diamond
Taxonomic Notes:**
Status:Native, FAC+ (NWI)
References:**
Specimen: View specimen details in the Alabama Herbarium Consortium Specimen Database

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Classification

FamilyJUGLANDACEAE - Walnut family
Genus Carya
Species Carya illinoinensis (Wangenh.) K. Koch - Pecan

Citation

Citation Carya illinoinensis (Wangenheim) K. Koch, Dendrologie 1: 593. 1869.
Basionym: Juglans illinoinensis Wangenh. 1787.
Type: **

** Not applicable or data not available.

Synonyms

SynonymFull CitationBasionymType
Carya angustifolia Carya angustifolia (Aiton) Sweet, Hort. Brit. 97. 1827.Juglans angustifolia Aiton 1789. 
Carya pecan Carya pecan (Marshall) Engler & Graebner, in Engler, Berlin K. Bot. Gart. Mus. Notizbl. App. 9: 19. 1902, non Nuttall 1842.Juglans pecan Marshall 1785. 
Carya tetraptera Carya tetraptera Liebmann, Vidensk. Meddel. Dansk Naturhist. Foren. Kjoebenhavn 1850: 86. 1850.  
Juglans angustifolia Juglans angustifolia Aiton, Hort. Kew. 3: 361. 1789.  
Juglans cylindrica Juglans cylindrica Lamarck, Encycl. 4: 505. 1798. SOUTH CAROLINA
Juglans illinoinensis Juglans illinoinensis Wangenheim, Beytr. Teutsch. Holzger. Forstwiss. Nordam. Holz. 54, pl. 18(43 excl. fr.). 1787.  
Juglans pecan Juglans pecan Marshall, Arbust. Amer. 69. 1785.  
Juglans rubra Juglans rubra Gaertner, Fruct. Sem. 2: 51, pl. 89(k). 1790.  
Juglans olivaeformis Juglans olivaeformis Michaux, Fl. Bor.-Amer. 2: 192. 1803. ILLINOIS
Hicoria pecan Hicoria pecan (Marshall) Britton, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 15: 282. 1888.Juglans pecan Marshall 1785. 

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, Baldwin, Barbour, Blount, Bullock, Butler, Calhoun, Cherokee, Clay, Coffee, Colbert, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw, Cullman, Dale, Dallas, DeKalb, Escambia, Fayette, Geneva, Hale, Henry, Houston, Jackson, Jefferson, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Lee, Limestone, Lowndes, Marengo, Marshall, Mobile, Montgomery, Pike, Randolph, Russell, Shelby, St. Clair, Sumter, Talladega, Tallapoosa, Tuscaloosa, Winston

Counties represented by specimen data listed below:

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

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1952 - 2022

Barcode / Accession No. County Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.		 Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used		 Image
JSU127636 Colbert 1 Jun 1969 Sizemore, Donny
s.n.		 JSU
Carya illinoinensis (Wangenheim) K. Koch
TROY000006362 Conecuh 11 Aug 2001 Diamond, Alvin R.
12608		 TROY
Carya illinoinensis (Wangenheim) K. Koch
USAM000007488 Mobile 29 Mar 1972 LeLong, Michel G.
6479		 USAM
Carya illinoinensis (Wangenheim) K. Koch
JSU127633 Cherokee 27 Oct 1983 Misko, Celeste
51		 JSU
Carya illinoinensis (Wangenheim) K. Koch
JSU127652 Shelby 18 Sep 1983 Baldwin, D. Dean
s.n.		 JSU
Carya illinoinensis (Wangenheim) K. Koch
UNA00045724 Geneva 10 May 1998 MacDonald, John R.
11174		 UNA
Carya illinoinensis (Wangenh.) K. Koch
AUA_ACC_57173 Crenshaw 12 May 1996 DIAMOND, JR., ALVIN R.
10233		 AUA
CARYA ILLINOINENSIS (WANGENH.) K. KOCH
JSU127653 Talladega 6 Jun 1980 Carlisle, N.J.
s.n.		 JSU
Carya illinoinensis (Wangenheim) K. Koch
UNA00031920 Fayette 22 Apr 1972 Webster, Jana
75		 UNA
Carya illinoinensis (Wangenh.) K. Koch
UNA00025943 Lowndes 16 Apr 1994 Mann, Carroll J.
119		 UNA
Carya illinoinensis (Wangenh.) K. Koch
UWAL0035057 Lawrence 02 Oct 2016 England, J. Kevin
6890		 UWAL
Carya illinoinensis (Wangenheim) K. Koch
UNA00047119 Randolph Spring 1985 Nixon, Christopher F.
1196		 UNA
Carya illinoinensis (Wangenh.) K. Koch
JSU127631 Cherokee 27 Oct 1983 Whetstone, R. David
13842		 JSU
Carya illinoinensis (Wangenheim) K. Koch
TROY000030603 Pike 29 Apr 1991 McGee, Don E.
14		 TROY
Carya illinoinensis (Wangenheim) K. Koch
JSU127642 Lee 29 Apr 1964 Bozarth, Gene A.
s.n.		 JSU
Carya illinoinensis (Wangenheim) K. Koch
UNA00031919 21 Jul 1952 Yates, Jack C.
s.n.		 UNA
Carya illinoinensis (Wangenh.) K. Koch
USAM000007489 Mobile 25 May 1969 Touchstone, Larry
s.n.		 USAM
Carya illinoinensis (Wangenheim) K. Koch
JSU127624 Calhoun 14 Jun 1985 Johnson, Jean
002		 JSU
Carya illinoinensis (Wangenheim) K. Koch
AUA_ACC_45690 Russell 16 May 1971 CARROLL, III, A.B.
92		 AUA
CARYA ILLINOINENSIS (WANGENH.) K. KOCH
JSU127651 St. Clair 12 Jul 1969 Landers, Kenneth E.
s.n.		 JSU
Carya illinoinensis (Wangenheim) K. Koch
TROY000006364 Covington s.d. Childree, K.E.
8		 TROY
Carya illinoinensis (Wangenheim) K. Koch
UWAL0056953 Dallas 10 Jun 2022 England, Kevin J.
12999		 UWAL
Carya illinoinensis (Wangenheim) K. Koch
UWAL0042901 Baldwin 30 Sep 2001 Larsen, Harry S.
917		 UWAL
Carya illinoiennsis (Wangenh.) K. Koch
AUA_ACC_14656 Calhoun 11 Apr 1969 GREGORY, J.M.
80		 AUA
CARYA ILLINOINENSIS (WANGENH.) K. KOCH
TROY000006363 Covington 07 Nov 2006 Till, J.C.
12		 TROY
Carya illinoinensis (Wangenheim) K. Koch
JSU143868 Talladega 20 May 1971 Edmondson, Fay
s.n.		 JSU
Carya illinoinensis (Wangenheim) K. Koch
AUA_ACC_42421 Barbour 25 Jul 1972 LUCKETT, LARRY
144		 AUA
CARYA ILLINOINENSIS (WANGENH.) K. KOCH
JSU127634 Cherokee 27 Oct 1983 Whetstone, R. David
13842		 JSU
Carya illinoinensis (Wangenheim) K. Koch
TROY000006361 Coffee 20 Oct 2000 Martin, Brian H.
998		 TROY
Carya illinoinensis (Wangenheim) K. Koch
UWAL0049305 Bullock 04 Jun 2017 Horne, Howard E.
3979		 UWAL
Carya illinoinensis (Wangenheim) K. Koch
UNA00031934 Tuscaloosa 06 Sep 1980 Lentz, David L.
125		 UNA
Carya illinoinensis (Wangenh.) K. Koch
JSU127623 Calhoun 14 Jun 1985 Johnson, Jean
002		 JSU
Carya illinoinensis (Wangenheim) K. Koch
AUA_ACC_1988 Lee 26 Apr 1949 BYRD, NATHAN A.
 AUA
CARYA ILLINOINENSIS (WANGENH.) K. KOCH
SAMF0002301 Cullman 15 Oct 1988 Ridgeway, Blanche
69		 SAMF
Carya illinoinensis (Wangenheim) K. Koch
AUA_ACC_1990 Lee 15 Apr 1953 WALSH, C.S.
 AUA
CARYA ILLINOINENSIS (WANGENH.) K. KOCH
JSU127626 Calhoun 22 Jun 1982 Whetstone, R. David
11351		 JSU
Carya illinoinensis (Wangenheim) K. Koch
UWAL0010923 Houston 05 Apr 2007 Kral, Robert
97847		 UWAL
Carya illinoinensis (Wang.) K. Koch
AUA_ACC_12449 Lee 24 May 1964 GLASS, M.R.
 AUA
CARYA ILLINOINENSIS (WANGENH.) K. KOCH
AUA_ACC_55933 Pike 23 Aug 1995 DIAMOND, JR., ALVIN R.
9871		 AUA
CARYA ILLINOINENSIS (WANGENH.) K. KOCH
JSU127621 Blount 29 Apr 1993 Dasinger, Adam P.
s.n.		 JSU
Carya illinoinensis (Wangenheim) K. Koch
AUA_ACC_7393 Lee 21 May 1958 LOGAN, HERSCHELL J.
 AUA
CARYA ILLINOINENSIS (WANGENH.) K. KOCH
JSU127635 Clay 15 Oct 1994 Ballard, J. Mark
5290		 JSU
Carya illinoinensis (Wangenheim) K. Koch
AUA_ACC_41969 Montgomery 17 Jul 1981 EBLE, C.F.
48		 AUA
CARYA ILLINOINENSIS (WANGENH.) K. KOCH
JSU127639 Jefferson 15 Oct 1972 McCool, Jeff
s.n.		 JSU
Carya illinoinensis (Wangenheim) K. Koch
AUA000038256 Limestone 2 Jun 2017 ENGLAND, J. KEVIN
7892		 AUA
CARYA ILLINOINENSIS (WANGENH.) K. KOCH
UWAL0010131 Conecuh 18 Jun 2010 Diamond, Alvin R.
22256.1		 UWAL
Carya illinoinensis (Wangenheim) K. Koch
JSU127643 Lee 8 Aug 1968 Johnson, Stephen C.
X-49-127		 JSU
Carya illinoinensis (Wangenheim) K. Koch
TROY000020526 Henry 24 Jul 2008 Diamond, Alvin R.
19615		 TROY
Carya illinoinensis (Wangenheim) K. Koch
UNA00031939 Mobile 02 Aug 1965 Deramus, Rebecca
D622		 UNA
Carya illinoinensis (Wangenh.) K. Koch
TROY000048849 Autauga 16 Aug 2019 Parker, Matthew R.
1876		 TROY
Carya illinoinensis (Wangenheim) K. Koch
SAMF0002302 Hale 09 May 1966 Maginness, Sherrie E.
248		 SAMF
Carya illinoinensis (Wangenheim) K. Koch
JSU127622 Calhoun 13 Sep 1992 Spaulding, Daniel D.
2839		 JSU
Carya illinoinensis (Wangenheim) K. Koch
AUA000031023 Escambia 25 Jun 2010 HANSEN, CURTIS J.
4804		 AUA
CARYA ILLINOINENSIS (WANGENH.) K. KOCH
JSU143869 Jefferson 20 May 1973 Heptinstall, L.L.
s.n.		 JSU
Carya illinoinensis (Wangenheim) K. Koch
TROY000020525 Marengo 19 Sep 2008 England, J. Kevin
1156		 TROY
Carya illinoinensis (Wangenheim) K. Koch
JSU127645 Limestone 26 May 1996 Whetstone, R. David
17797		 JSU
Carya illinoinensis (Wangenheim) K. Koch
TROY000035534 Bullock 10 May 2012 Dykes, Bailee
646		 TROY
Carya illinoinensis (Wangenheim) K. Koch
UWAL0006386 Henry 24 Jul 2008 Diamond, Alvin R.
19615		 UWAL
Carya illinoinensis (Wangenh.) K. Koch
JSU127630 Calhoun 30 Apr 1969 Morello, Sandra
s.n.		 JSU
Carya illinoinensis (Wangenheim) K. Koch
JSU127628 Calhoun 10 May 1967 Jennings, Martha
8167		 JSU
Carya illinoinensis (Wangenheim) K. Koch
AUA_ACC_8243 Lee 6 May 1959 BRADY, JR., V.E.
 AUA
CARYA ILLINOINENSIS (WANGENH.) K. KOCH
AUA_ACC_38535 Cherokee 5 May 1972 HALE, A.R.
130		 AUA
CARYA ILLINOINENSIS (WANGENH.) K. KOCH
JSU127650 Randolph 1 Apr 1985 Nixon, Christopher F.
1196		 JSU
Carya illinoinensis (Wangenheim) K. Koch
UWAL0006387 Marengo 19 Sep 2008 England, J. Kevin
1156		 UWAL
Carya illinoinensis (Wangenh.) K. Koch
AUA_ACC_43382 Conecuh 1 Sep 1985 DIAMOND, JR., ALVIN R.
1660		 AUA
CARYA ILLINOINENSIS (WANGENH.) K. KOCH
ALNHS00001582 Dallas 20 Oct 2010 Barger, T. Wayne
OC-503		 ALNHS
Carya illinoinensis (Wangenh.) K. Koch
JSU140384 Calhoun 03 May 1967 Collier, Gary
s.n.		 JSU
Carya illinoinensis (Wangenheim) K. Koch
AUA_ACC_71179 Dallas 20 Oct 2010 BARGER, T.WAYNE
OC503		 AUA
CARYA ILLINOINENSIS (WANGENH.) K. KOCH
USAM000007481 Mobile 21 Apr 1968 LeLong, Michel G.
4374		 USAM
Carya illinoinensis (Wangenheim) K. Koch
UNA00031924 Hale _ _ 1895 Duggan, Dr.
s.n.		 UNA
Carya illinoinensis (Wangenh.) K. Koch
JSU127627 Calhoun 5 Oct 1986 Lawler, Carol L.
1321		 JSU
Carya illinoinensis (Wangenheim) K. Koch
AUA_ACC_46198 Tallapoosa 20 Apr 1974 CLAYBROOK, CHARLES R.
102		 AUA
CARYA ILLINOINENSIS (WANGENH.) K. KOCH
UWAL0008603 Montgomery 01 Jul 2011 Diamond, Alvin R.
22298		 UWAL
Carya illinoinensis (Wangenheim) K. Koch
JSU127625 Calhoun 14 Jun 1985 Johnson, Jean
002		 JSU
Carya illinoinensis (Wangenheim) K. Koch
AUA000032684 Covington 14 Sep 2010 HANSEN, CURTIS J.
4900		 AUA
CARYA ILLINOINENSIS (WANGENH.) K. KOCH
UNA00031935 Mobile 30 Apr 1966 Deramus, Rebecca
D884		 UNA
Carya illinoinensis (Wangenh.) K. Koch
TROY000006367 Pike 21 Aug 2000 Hall, James A.
128		 TROY
Carya illinoinensis (Wangenheim) K. Koch
TROY000032886 Conecuh 16 Apr 2011 Diamond, Alvin R.
21904		 TROY
Carya illinoinensis (Wangenheim) K. Koch
JSU127641 Lee 30 Apr 1973 Hollis, James B.
102		 JSU
Carya illinoinensis (Wangenheim) K. Koch
AUA_ACC_17486 Lee 30 Jul 1969 MCVAY, D.A.
127		 AUA
CARYA ILLINOINENSIS (WANGENH.) K. KOCH
TROY000030542 Coffee 10 Apr 1991 Turner, Tammy
1		 TROY
Carya illinoinensis (Wangenheim) K. Koch
JSU127640 Lauderdale 6 May 1969 Henson, Jim
s.n.		 JSU
Carya illinoinensis (Wangenheim) K. Koch
TROY000032467 Montgomery 01 Jul 2011 Diamond, Alvin R.
22298		 TROY
Carya illinoinensis (Wangenheim) K. Koch
JSU127644 Lee 27 Apr 1970 Rush, Larry
116		 JSU
Carya illinoinensis (Wangenheim) K. Koch
TROY000006366 Escambia 07 May 1995 Brittain, Cynthia L.
176		 TROY
Carya illinoinensis (Wangenheim) K. Koch
JSU127646 Marshall 19 Jul 1982 Minor, Donna K.
s.n.		 JSU
Carya illinoinensis (Wangenheim) K. Koch
TROY000006359 Coffee 04 Sep 2006 Roberts, Carla
40		 TROY
Carya illinoinensis (Wangenheim) K. Koch
UWAL0038675 Winston 07 Oct 2018 England, J. Kevin
9589		 UWAL
Carya illinoinensis (Wangenheim) K. Koch
UNA00031930 Calhoun 07 May 1966 Hall, John C.
35		 UNA
Carya illinoinensis (Wangenh.) K. Koch
UNA00031944 Lee 15 Jul 1970 Morris, Kermit
163		 UNA
Carya illinoinensis (Wangenh.) K. Koch
JSU127638 Jackson 26 May 1999 Brodeur, Kristin R.
1871		 JSU
Carya illinoinensis (Wangenheim) K. Koch
UNA00066838 Butler 22 Apr 2007 Diamond, Alvin R.
17425		 UNA
Carya illinoinensis (Wangenh.) K. Koch
UWAL0006388 Sumter 23 May 1984 Jones
35		 UWAL
Carya illinoinensis (Wangenh.) K. Koch
UWAL0035141 Limestone 02 Jun 2017 England, J. Kevin
7892		 UWAL
Carya illinoinensis (Wangenheim) K. Koch
JSU127632 Cherokee 3 Nov 1996 Whetstone, R. David
s.n.		 JSU
Carya illinoinensis (Wangenheim) K. Koch
JSU127654 Tallapoosa 28 Jun 1969 Ballard, Sarah
s.n.		 JSU
Carya illinoinensis (Wangenheim) K. Koch
AUA_ACC_14661 Lee 19 Apr 1969 ROBERSON, B.J.
92		 AUA
CARYA ILLINOINENSIS (WANGENH.) K. KOCH
JSU127637 DeKalb 5 Jun 1969 Millican, Linda
s.n.		 JSU
Carya illinoinensis (Wangenheim) K. Koch
TROY000006358 Butler 22 Apr 2007 Diamond, Alvin R.
17425		 TROY
Carya illinoinensis (Wangenheim) K. Koch
UWAL0011425 Bullock 10 May 2012 Dykes, Bailee
646		 UWAL
Carya illinoinensis (Wangenheim) K. Koch
JSU127629 Calhoun 9 Oct 1972 L'Eplattenier, R.
s.n.		 JSU
Carya illinoinensis (Wangenheim) K. Koch
TROY000046513 Autauga 02 May 2017 Parker, Matthew R.
725		 TROY
Carya illinoinensis (Wangenheim) K. Koch
UNA00031949 Mobile 02 Aug 1965 Deramus, Rebecca
D670		 UNA
Carya illinoinensis (Wangenh.) K. Koch
TROY000045380 Autauga 16 Sep 2017 Parker, Matthew R.
1233		 TROY
Carya illinoinensis (Wangenheim) K. Koch
UWAL0046160 Autauga 16 Sep 2017 Parker, Matthew R.
1233		 UWAL
Carya illinoinensis (Wangenheim) K. Koch
UNA00055494 Conecuh 14 Jul 2001 Diamond, Alvin R.
12608		 UNA
Carya illinoinensis (Wangenh.) K. Koch
TROY000006360 Coffee 16 Nov 2003 Maher, M.
4		 TROY
Carya illinoinensis (Wangenheim) K. Koch
UWAL0014177 Pike 22 Apr 2013 Diamond, Alvin R.
23931		 UWAL
Carya illinoinensis (Wangenheim) K. Koch
JSU127649 Marshall 19 Oct 1994 Spaulding, Daniel D.
6807		 JSU
Carya illinoinensis (Wangenheim) K. Koch
TROY000006365 Dale 09 Nov 1999 Pennington, Tiffany
312		 TROY
Carya illinoinensis (Wangenheim) K. Koch
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