Carya ovalis (Wang.) Sarg. (red hickory), close-up of leaf
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digital color photograph
Born digital
Photographic image
2005 – 2012
Carya ovalis (Wang.) Sarg. (red hickory), image shows a dark green leaf, leaves are are pinnately compound typically producing 5-9 leaflets (7 being the most common), terminal leaflet is often the largest with the auxiliary leaflets decreasing in size from the tip to the base of the rachis, leaflets are broadest above or at their median length with finely serrated margins dark green and smooth or glaucous above and paler and finely pubescent underneath, rachis of the leaves are usually bright red or purple in color which is a distinctive feature of red hickory