Scientific name: Carya myristicaeformis Nutt. Common name: Nutmeg Hickory, Swamp Hickory, Bitter Water Hickory Family: Juglandaceae; Walnut Legal status: Critically imperiled in Georgia Flowering and Fruiting periods: April- May; September-Oct. Habitat: along streams, swamps, river bottoms Images: Carya myristicaeformis Nutt. in Oostanaula River Valley, Floyd County, Georgia on September 3, 2003.

Last updated on February 23, 2010.

References :
1. Radford, Albert E., Harry E. Ahles, and C. Ritchie Bell. Manual of the Vascular Flora of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina, 1968: 363
2. Images by Zvezdana Ukropina-Crawford 3. USDA, NRCS. 2009. The PLANTS Database, 6 March 2006 (http://plants.usda.gov). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA.<

Botanical explorations in Floyd County, Georgia

Flatwods at Berry College Campus, Mt. Berry, Floyd County, Georgia