Pecan
The pecan (Carya illinoinensis) is a species of hickory nut, native to south-central North America, in the United States from southern Iowa, Illinois and Indiana east to western Kentucky, North Carolina and western Tennessee, south through Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas; and in Mexico from Coahuila south to Jalisco and Veracruz.
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| Carya illinoinensis | |
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| Species: | C. illinoinensis |
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| Carya illinoinensis (Wangenh.) K.Koch | |
Pecan nut shell
"Pecan" is from an Algonquian word, meaning a nut requiring a stone to crack.[1]
Pecans are often used in cooking in the Southern United States. A common dessert there is pecan pie.
References
- "History of Pecans". U.S. Pecans. Archived from the original on 2021-03-25. Retrieved 2021-07-12.
Wikispecies has information on: Carya illinoinensis.
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