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Pecan
Pecan
Carya illinoinensis
Plantae
COMMON

Stats

Lifespan
Up to 300 yrs
Size
Huge
Diet
Photosynthetic
Biome
Temperate forest
Range
North America
Movement
Sessile
Breeding
Seeds
Defense
Armor
Status
Common

About

The pecan is the only major nut tree native to North America, prized for its rich, buttery nuts. A single mature tree can live and produce harvests for over 300 years, dropping thousands of nuts each autumn.

Life cycle

  1. 1.
    seed
    A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
  2. 2.
    sprout
    A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
  3. 3.
    sapling
    A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
  4. 4.
    mature
    Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Fagales
Family
Juglandaceae
Genus
Carya
Species
Carya illinoinensis