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Carya ovalis
Red Hickory
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Uncommon

Scientific Name with Authority:		Carya ovalis (Wangenh.) Sarg.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		Red Hickory
Park Synonyms:

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


Park Tags:
Elevation Range - Wide Range
Life form - Large Tree
Park Rank - Park infrequent
Taxa Group - Vascular-plant
Taxa Subcategory - Dicot
Evidence Sensitivity - Not Sensitive
Wetland Status - Facultative Upland
Bloom Time - April
Bloom Time - May


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		NC: S4; TN: SNR
Evidence:		60 Observations, 2 Vouchers, 4 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park	Appomattox Court House National Historical Park
Blue Ridge Parkway	Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site	Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park
Cumberland Gap National Historical Park	Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area	Fort Circle Parks
Fort Donelson National Battlefield	Fort Washington Park
Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park	Friendship Hill National Historic Site
Gauley River National Recreation Area	Gettysburg National Military Park
Great Falls Park	Guilford Courthouse National Military Park
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park	Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site
Indiana Dunes National Park	Kings Mountain National Military Park
Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial	Little River Canyon National Preserve
Mammoth Cave National Park	Manassas National Battlefield Park
Mill Springs Battlefield National Monument	Morristown National Historical Park
Natchez Trace Parkway	New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
Obed Wild and Scenic River	Ozark National Scenic Riverways
Petersburg National Battlefield	Prince William Forest Park
Richmond National Battlefield Park	Shenandoah National Park
Shiloh National Military Park	Stones River National Battlefield
Valley Forge National Historical Park	Weir Farm National Historical Park
Wilson's Creek National Battlefield


Last Modified Date:	10/28/2019

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 9/3/2026 6:35:13 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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