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Carya illinoinensis
pecan
Colonial National Historical Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Non-native
Abundance:	Common

Scientific Name with Authority:		Carya illinoinensis (Wangenh.) K. Koch
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		pecan
Park Synonyms:

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


Park Tags:
ParkTag -


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		VA: SNA
Evidence:		0 Observations, 3 Vouchers, 3 Data Store References, 0 External Links


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Amistad National Recreation Area	Arkansas Post National Memorial
Big Bend National Park	Big Thicket National Preserve
Buffalo National River	Canyon De Chelly National Monument
Cape Hatteras National Seashore	Castillo De San Marcos National Monument
Charles Pinckney National Historic Site	Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area
Chickasaw National Recreation Area	Cowpens National Battlefield
Cumberland Island National Seashore	Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
Fort Donelson National Battlefield	Fort Frederica National Monument
Fort Matanzas National Monument	Fort Pulaski National Monument
Fort Sumter National Historical Park	Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Gulf Islands National Seashore	Horseshoe Bend National Military Park
Hot Springs National Park	Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve
Jimmy Carter National Historical Park	John Muir National Historic Site
Little River Canyon National Preserve	Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park
Mammoth Cave National Park	Natchez Trace Parkway
Ninety Six National Historic Site	Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park
Pea Ridge National Military Park	Piscataway Park
Russell Cave National Monument	San Antonio Missions National Historical Park
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	Thomas Stone National Historic Site
Vicksburg National Military Park	Wilson's Creek National Battlefield
Zion National Park


Last Modified Date:	9/26/2005

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 11/5/2025 2:36:21 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.

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