Juglans cinerea

Butternut
A mature butternut tree

Vulnerable  (NatureServe)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fagales
Family: Juglandaceae
Genus: Juglans
Section: Juglans sect. Trachycaryon
Species:
J. cinerea
Binomial name
Juglans cinerea
L. 1759
Natural range
Synonyms
  • Nux cinerea (L.) M.Gómez
  • Wallia cinerea (L.) Alef.

Juglans cinerea, commonly known as butternut or white walnut, is a species of walnut native to the eastern United States and southeast Canada.

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