Nogal, Little Walnut (Juglans microcarpa)

   

Juglans microcarpa, fruit and foliage. Photograph by Wynn Anderson.

• Common English Names: Little Walnut, Dwarf Walnut, Mexican Walnut, Texas Black Walnut
• Common Spanish Names: Nogal, Nogalillo, Nogalito, Namboca
• Scientific Name: Juglans microcarpa (JEW-glanz my-crow-CAR-puh)
• Family: Juglandaceae (Walnut Family)
• Geographic Range: Texas, Oklahoma, southwestern Kansas, New Mexico south into eastern Chihuahua, Coahuila, and Nuevo León, Mexico.
• Plant Form: Deciduous multistemmed shrub or small tree to 30' tall.
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Last Update: 4 Jul 2002