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Latin name

Family

Distribution

North America distribution zone

Height

Foliage

Ecology

Use

Synonym

English name

French name

Spanish name

Other name

Trade name

Juglans nigra L.

Juglandaceae

MC ME North America (Canada: Ontario, Quebec; USA: North Dakota to Maine, Utah to Florida) int MW Eurasia (Denmark to Romania)

MC ME

hel [sci] [hyg]->mes neut calc

dr (for native American miscellaneous disease remedy, dermatological aid and psychological aid) dr(ob) (insecticide) fd (fruits, seeds used in confectionery) fr ma (dye) pl (ornamental) sa (shade) ti (furniture, gunstocks, wood for boats) tx (juglone: an allelochemic causing dermatitis and allelopathic effects on vegetation especially in wet soils; roots, wood shavings and pollen are toxic for horses)

Wallia nigra (L.) Alef.

black walnut; American black walnut (Canada); American walnut; Canadian walnut (Canada); eastern black walnut, gun wood; gunwood, walnut (USA)

noyer noir; noyer d'Amérique, noyer de Virginie; noyer noir d'Amérique (Canada)

nogal americano; nogal negro (Spain)

noce nero americano (italian); Schwarze Walnuss, Schwarznuss (german)

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Latin name	Juglans nigra L.
Family	Juglandaceae
Distribution	MC ME North America (Canada: Ontario, Quebec; USA: North Dakota to Maine, Utah to Florida) int MW Eurasia (Denmark to Romania)
North America distribution zone	MC ME
Height	L
Foliage	D
Ecology	hel [sci] [hyg]->mes neut calc
Use	dr (for native American miscellaneous disease remedy, dermatological aid and psychological aid) dr(ob) (insecticide) fd (fruits, seeds used in confectionery) fr ma (dye) pl (ornamental) sa (shade) ti (furniture, gunstocks, wood for boats) tx (juglone: an allelochemic causing dermatitis and allelopathic effects on vegetation especially in wet soils; roots, wood shavings and pollen are toxic for horses)
Synonym	Wallia nigra (L.) Alef.
English name	black walnut; American black walnut (Canada); American walnut; Canadian walnut (Canada); eastern black walnut, gun wood; gunwood, walnut (USA)
French name	noyer noir; noyer d'Amérique, noyer de Virginie; noyer noir d'Amérique (Canada)
Spanish name	nogal americano; nogal negro (Spain)
Other name	noce nero americano (italian); Schwarze Walnuss, Schwarznuss (german)
Trade name