Juglans cinerea

"White walnut" and "White Walnut" redirect here. For the Australian tree, see Cryptocarya obovata.
"Butternut (tree)" and "Butternut Tree" redirect here. For other uses, see Butternut (disambiguation).

Butternut
A mature butternut tree

Vulnerable  (NatureServe)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this 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[3]
  • Nux cinerea (L.) M.Gómez
  • Wallia cinerea (L.) Alef.

Juglans cinerea, commonly known as butternut or white walnut,[4] is a species of walnut native to the eastern United States and southeast Canada.

  1. ^ Stritch, L.; Barstow, M. (2019). "Juglans cinerea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T62019689A62019696. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T62019689A62019696.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Juglans cinerea. NatureServe Explorer 2.0". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  3. ^ The Plant List, Juglans cinerea L.
  4. ^ Snow, Charles Henry. The Principal Species of Wood: Their Characteristic Properties. 2nd ed. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1908. p. 56.