NPSpecies Report Viewer

Park			Taxon Code
Show Comments?

Find

National Park Service
U.S. Department of the Interior

NPSpecies - Park Species Profile


Carya tomentosa
Mockernut Hickory
Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Unknown

Scientific Name with Authority:		Carya tomentosa (Lam. ex Poir.) Nutt.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		Mockernut Hickory
Park Synonyms:		Carya alba

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Plantae, Phylum Tracheophyta, Subphylum Spermatophytina, Order Fagales, Family Juglandaceae, Genus Carya, Species Carya tomentosa


Park Tags:
Growth Form - Tree


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		KY: S4; TN: SNR
Evidence:		0 Observations, 5 Vouchers, 5 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Antietam National Battlefield	Arkansas Post National Memorial
Big Thicket National Preserve	Blue Ridge Parkway
Booker T. Washington National Monument	Buffalo National River
Camp Nelson National Monument	Catoctin Mountain Park
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park	Colonial National Historical Park
Fire Island National Seashore	First State National Historical Park
Fort Circle Parks	Gateway National Recreation Area
George Washington Memorial Parkway	Great Falls Park
Great Smoky Mountains National Park	Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site
Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site	Hot Springs National Park
Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens	Mill Springs Battlefield National Monument
Minute Man National Historical Park	Monocacy National Battlefield
Morristown National Historical Park	Natchez Trace Parkway
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve	Ozark National Scenic Riverways
Pea Ridge National Military Park	Petersburg National Battlefield
Piscataway Park	Richmond National Battlefield Park
Rock Creek Park	Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
Shenandoah National Park	Thomas Stone National Historic Site
Valley Forge National Historical Park	Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site
Weir Farm National Historical Park


Last Modified Date:	1/4/2017

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/7/2025 9:02:28 PM

NatureServe Global Rank and State Rank

NatureServe. 2017. NatureServe Web Service. Arlington, VA. U.S.A. Available http://services.natureserve.org. Accessed: 12/4/2017. Updated quarterly.

This information is provided by NatureServe (www.natureserve.org) and its network of natural heritage member programs, a leading source of information about rare and endangered species, and threatened ecosystems.


Species Profile	Page 1 of 1	10/7/2025 9:02:28 PM

Report Viewer Configuration Error