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Juglans cinerea L.
butternut

       
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Photo of Juglans cinerea L.
Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA NRCS. 1995. Northeast wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. Northeast National Technical Center, Chester. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.
 
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Juglans cinerea L.

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Synonyms:
Juglans cinerea L.

  WACI Wallia cinerea (L.) Alef.
 

Distribution:
Juglans cinerea L.

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Distribution Map Legend

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, GA, IA, IL, IN, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, SC, TN, VA, VT, WI, WV), CAN (MB, NB, ON, PE, QC)
 

Related Taxa:
Juglans cinerea L.

View 4 genera in Juglandaceae, 15 species in Juglans
 

Classification:
Juglans cinerea L.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Hamamelididae
Order Juglandales
Family Juglandaceae – Walnut family
Genus Juglans L. – walnut
Species Juglans cinerea L. – butternut
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Juglans cinerea L.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Kentucky:
white walnut              Special Concern
New York:
butternut              Exploitably Vulnerable
Tennessee:
butternut              Threatened
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Juglans cinerea L.

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FACU-,FACU+ FACU+ FACU- FACU+ NO NI NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status
 

Wildlife Habitat Values:
Juglans cinerea L.

  Large Mammals Small Mammals Water Birds Terrestrial Birds
Source Large Mammals Food Large Mammals Cover Small Mammals Food Small Mammals Cover Water Birds Food Water Birds Cover Terrestrial Birds Food Terrestrial Birds Cover
Yarrow Low   Low       Low  
Wildlife Habitat Values

 

Yarrow, G.K., and D.T. Yarrow. 1999. Managing wildlife. Sweet Water Press, Birmingham.

 

More Accounts and Images:
Juglans cinerea L.

View species account from USDA Forest Service Fire Effects Information System (FEIS).

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 19250.

View species account from Kemper Center for Home Gardening.

View species account from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View 1 propagation protocol from Native Plants Network.

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

 

Related Web Sites:
Juglans cinerea L.

CT-University of Connecticut Plant Database

IN-Center for New Crops & Plants Products (Purdue Univ.)

MI-Michigan State University Extension

Silvics of North America

USDA FS Eastern Region-Species Conservation Assessments

USFS-Silvics of North America

Virginia Tech Dendrology

WI-Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

Wood Is Good Library

 
 
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