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Carya ovata
shagbark hickory
Rock Creek Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Rare

Scientific Name with Authority:		Carya ovata (Mill.) K. Koch
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		shagbark hickory
Park Synonyms:

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


Park Tags:
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Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		DC: SNR
Evidence:		0 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 1 Data Store References, 0 External Links


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Little River Canyon National Preserve	Mammoth Cave National Park
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Monocacy National Battlefield	Morristown National Historical Park
Ninety Six National Historic Site	Ozark National Scenic Riverways
Petersburg National Battlefield	Russell Cave National Monument
Saratoga National Historical Park	Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site
Shiloh National Military Park	Stones River National Battlefield
Thomas Stone National Historic Site	Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River
Valley Forge National Historical Park	Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site
Weir Farm National Historical Park	Wilson's Creek National Battlefield


Last Modified Date:	2/19/2016

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/8/2025 1:13:04 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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