Juglans cinerea
| Butternut | |
|---|---|
| A mature butternut tree | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fagales |
| Family: | Juglandaceae |
| Genus: | Juglans |
| Section: | Juglans sect. Trachycaryon |
| Species: | J. cinerea |
| Binomial name | |
| Juglans cinerea L. 1759 | |
| Natural range | |
| Synonyms | |
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Juglans cinerea, commonly known as butternut or white walnut, is a species of walnut native to the eastern United States and southeast Canada.