Butternut
Juglans cinerea L.
Walnut family
Plant Type
Tree
Life Cycle
Perennial
Height
60.0 feet
Flower Color
Green, Brown
Bloom Time
Mid Spring, Late Spring
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Intolerant
Moisture
Medium
Ecosystem & Wildlife
Pollinators
Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth); Wind
Larval Host
Achatia distincta, Acrobasis juglandis, Acrobasis kearfottella, Actias luna luna, Amorpha juglandis, Amphipyra pyramidoides, Antheraea polyphemus polyphemus, Baileya dormitans, Baileya ophthalmica, Cameraria caryaefoliella, Catocala habilis, Catocala neogama, Catocala piatrix, Catocala vidua, Citheronia regalis, Citheronia splendens, Crocigrapha normani, Datana angusii, Datana integerrima, Datana ministra, Dryocampa rubicunda, Eacles imperialis, Eupsilia tristigmata, Gluphisia septentrionis, Gretchena bolliana, Halysidota tessellaris, Hypena sordidula, Hyphantria cunae, Lophocampa caryae, Lymantria dispar, Machimia tetoriferella, Orgyia leucostigma, Phigalia titea, Samia cynthia cynthia, Satyrium calanus, Satyrium calanus falacer, Satyrium caryaevorum, Schizura concinna, Schizura leptinoides, Spilosoma virginica, Stigmella juglandifoliella, Tetracis cachexiata
Native Range
- USA: Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin
- CAN: New Brunswick, Ontario, Québec
Regional Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)
State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.
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