Synonyms: Hicoria cordiformis, Hicoria minima.
The four wings on the fruit of Bitternut Hickory are diagnostic, as are the long, yellow, flamelike endbuds. The fruit is small and rounded, nearly globose or somewhat flattened, with a very thin husk. The leaflets are numerous, usually nine (but can be seven or eleven).
Occurs mostly in moist woods or wet bottomlands. It is present throughout the state, but is most common in the midland counties (Brown and Brown, 1972).
Host plant for various moth species including Luna Moth, American Dagger Moth and Pecan Leafminer Moth (Database of World's Lepidopteran Host Plants).
The nuts are so bitter that even squirrels usually avoid them.
There are 116 records in the project database.
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