<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">Carya laciniosa</topic></authority><related type="other"><topic>shellbark hickory</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>Carya</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>big shellbark hickory</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>king nut hickory</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>kingnut hickory</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>shell-bark hickory</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>shell-bark walnut</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>shellback hickory</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>shellbark hickory</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>thick shell-bark</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>western shellbark</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Species of slow-growing, long-lived tree native from Ontario to Minnesota, Florida and Mexico, but most prominent in the lower Ohio River region and south along the Mississippi River to central Arkansas. It is frequently found in the great river swamps of central Missouri and the Wabash River region in Indiana and Ohio. It has a long taproot and is thus hard to transplant; it is also subject to insect damage. Its sweet, edible nuts are the largest of all hickory nuts, though enclosed in a very hard shell. the nuts are harvested by humans and wildlife, including ducks, quail, wild turkeys, squirrels, chipmunks, deer, foxes, raccoons, and white-footed mice. ]]></note></mads>