Native to 41 botanical countries across Northern America; introduced into North Caucasus, Poland, Romania, Transcaucasus (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.
Location
United States, Missouri, St Louis
38.55, -90.7
Location Remarks
Deciduous woodland near Melrose Woods Drive, near Rockwood Reserve
Collectors
No collectors specified
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Fagales
Family
Juglandaceae
Genus
Carya
Specific Epithet
ovata
Authorship
(Mill.) K.Koch
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 1.0
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.1
Global rank
#295,299 of 335,497
Top 89%
Extinction probability
6%