family
Walnuts, Hickories, and Allies
Juglandaceae
Field notes
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Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Top native walnuts, hickories, and allies All
Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Pecan
Carya illinoinensis
caterpillars
124
hosts
58
food
51
flowers
12
shelter
2
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Eastern Black Walnut
Juglans nigra
caterpillars
114
hosts
18
food
31
flowers
68
shelter
2
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Shagbark Hickory
Carya ovata
caterpillars
109
hosts
64
food
44
flowers
19
shelter
3
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Bitternut Hickory
Carya cordiformis
caterpillars
106
hosts
60
food
36
flowers
20
shelter
2
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Mockernut
Carya tomentosa
caterpillars
104
hosts
72
food
32
flowers
7
shelter
2
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Pignut Hickory
Carya glabra
caterpillars
103
hosts
68
food
31
flowers
7
shelter
1
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Red Hickory
Carya ovalis
caterpillars
101
hosts
60
food
29
flowers
6
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Shellbark Hickory
Carya laciniosa
caterpillars
99
hosts
54
food
29
flowers
6
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Water Hickory
Carya aquatica
caterpillars
99
hosts
54
food
27
flowers
6
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Sand Hickory
Carya pallida
caterpillars
99
hosts
52
food
28
flowers
6
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Carolina Shagbark Hickory
Carya carolinae-septentrionalis
caterpillars
94
hosts
48
food
27
flowers
6
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Black Hickory
Carya texana
caterpillars
92
hosts
51
food
27
flowers
6
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Nutmeg Hickory
Carya myristiciformis
caterpillars
92
hosts
48
food
25
flowers
6
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Butternut
Juglans cinerea
caterpillars
73
hosts
13
food
19
flowers
5
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Scrub Hickory
Carya floridana
caterpillars
49
hosts
21
food
12
flowers
2