Carya illinoinensis (Wang.) K. Koch (pecan), fruit and leaves
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digital color photograph
Born digital
Photographic image
2005 – 2012
Carya illinoinensis (Wang.) K. Koch (pecan), image shows a close-up of unripe fruit and medium green leaves, leaves are odd-pinnate compound having 9-17 pointed leaflets, leaflets range from 2-7” long, leaves mature to yellow green in summer eventually turning yellow brown in fall, female flowers give way to sweet edible nuts each encased in a thin husk which splits open in four sections when ripe in fall, pecans are an important commercial nut crop in the U.S with most commercial plantings located in the southern U.S.
