Historical Common Names of Great Plains Plants:

Carya ovata (P. Mill.) K. Koch

Family: Juglandaceae

Origin: native

Scientific Synonyms: Carya ovata (P. Mill.) K. Koch var. fraxinifolia Sargent, Carya ovata (P. Mill.) K. Koch var. nuttallii Sargent, Carya ovata (P. Mill.) K. Koch var. pubescens Sargent, Carya ovata K. Koch, Hicoria alba Britton p.p., Hicoria borealis Ashe, Hicoria ovata (P. Mill.) Britton

Common names:

Ash-leaf shagbark hickory [Ashleaf shagbark hickory] (1942) (155)

Chansu (1919, Dakota, Chansu-hu is Hickory tree) (37)

Green mountain spinnery (1949) (109)

Hickory nut (1919) (37)

Kingnut [King nut] (1913-1923, misapplied) (5, 156)

Little-nut shagbark hickory [Littlenut shagbark hickory] (1942) (155)

Nonsi (1919, Omaha-Ponca, Nonsi-hi is Hickory tree) (37)

Northern hickory (1913) (5)

Panja (1919, Winnebago, nut, Panja-hu is nut tree) (37)

Red-heart hickory [Red heart hickory] (1913-1923) (5, 156)

Sahpakskiisu (1919, Pawnee, skull nut) (37)

Scaly-bark (1923) (156)

Shagbark [Shag-bark] (1900?-1913) (5, 93, 158)

Shagbark hickory [Shag-bark hickory] (1900?-Present) (1, 3, 4, 50, 82, 93, 109, 138, 155, 156, 158)

Shell bark (1913) (5)

Shellbark hickory [Shellbark hickory] (1890-1930) (5, 82, 95, 97, 113, 156, 158)

Southern shagbark hickory (1942) (155)

Sweet walnut (1900?-1923) (5, 156, 158)

Upland hickory (1913-1923) (5, 156)

Walnut (1913) (5)

White hickory (1900?-1923) (5, 156, 158)

White walnut (1900?-1923) (5, 156, 158)

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