1,150 observationsLeast Concern
Little Walnut
Juglans microcarpa
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Plantae ›Phylum: Tracheophyta ›Class: Magnoliopsida ›Order: Fagales ›Family: Juglandaceae ›Genus: Juglans
About
Juglans microcarpa, known also as the little walnut, Texas walnut, Texas black walnut or little black walnut (as it belongs to the "black walnuts" section Juglans sect. Rhysocaryon), is a large shrub or small tree (10–30 ft tall) which grows wild along streams and ravines in Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Kansas. It produces nuts with a width of 1/2—3/4 in. The pinnately compound leaves bear 7—25 untoothed to finely-toothed leaflets, each 1/4—1/2 in wide. It is found at...
Frequently Asked Questions
- The scientific name of Little Walnut is Juglans microcarpa.
- Little Walnut belongs to the kingdom Plantae.
- Little Walnut belongs to the phylum Tracheophyta.
- Little Walnut belongs to the class Magnoliopsida.
- Little Walnut belongs to the order Fagales.
- Little Walnut belongs to the family Juglandaceae.
- Little Walnut belongs to the genus Juglans.