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SPECIES: Juglans microcarpa | Little Walnut
ABBREVIATION : JUGMIC SYNONYMS : Juglans rupestris Juglans nana SCS PLANT CODE : JUMI JUMIS COMMON NAMES : little walnut Texas walnut Texas black walnut dwarf walnut river walnut Mexican walnut walnut nogal nogalillo nogalito namboca TAXONOMY : The currently accepted scientific name of little walnut is Juglans microcarpa Berl. [17]. Two varieties are delineated on the basis of morphological differences such as leaf and fruit size [26]. The following varieties are commonly recognized [17]: Juglans microcarpa var. microcarpa Juglans microcarpa var. stewartii Little walnut hybridizes with the closely related Arizona black walnut (Juglans major) [36], and populations which exhibit various intermediate characteristics have been reported [26]. At the eastern edge of its range, little walnut intergrades with black walnut (J. nigra) [3,31]. LIFE FORM : Tree, Shrub FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS : No special status OTHER STATUS : NO-ENTRY COMPILED BY AND DATE : D. Tirmenstein October, 1990. LAST REVISED BY AND DATE : NO-ENTRY AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION : Tirmenstein, D. A. 1990. Juglans microcarpa. In: Remainder of Citation

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