Juglans cinerea

Scientific Name: Juglans cinerea
Common Name: butternut
Global Conservation Status: G5 - Secure

Butternut leaves and flowering catkins form in spring. Mature bark that is pale, and leaves with no more than 17 leaflets help identify butternut.
Photographer: Milo Pyne

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