JUGLANDACEAE

Carya illinoiensis

Common Name:  Pecan

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Carya illinoiensis leaf3.jpg (66300 bytes) carya.illinoiensis.JPG (81458 bytes)
leaf--what kind of compound leaf is present here? leaves and almost mature fruit (the pecan "nut" is actually the seed inside this fruit)--notice how the leaflets hang down below the rachis
Carya illinoiensis youngfruits.jpg (54717 bytes) Carya illinoiensis bark.jpg (93441 bytes)
young fruits, showing the four ridges that are typically present typical bark
Carya illinoiensis younginflorescence.jpg (66926 bytes)
young male inflorescence

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