Juglandaceae
Southern California black walnut
Juglans californica
- Family
- Juglandaceae
- Genus
- Juglans
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Common names
By language (12)
- Arabic
- جوز كاليفورني
- arz
- جوز كاليفورنى
- Bulgarian
- Калифорнийски орех
- Chinese
- 加州黑核桃
- English
- Southern California black walnut, Southern California walnut, California black walnut, California walnut, Northern California black walnut
- German
- Kalifornische Walnuss
- Hungarian
- Kaliforniai dió
- Japanese
- カリフォルニア・ウォルナット
- Persian
- گردوی کالیفرنیا
- Polish
- Orzech kalifornijski
- Russian
- Орех калифорнийский
- Slovenian
- Kalifornijski oreh
Synonyms
- Juglans californica var. californica
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Eugene Zelenko, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Eugene Zelenko, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Eugene Zelenko, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Eugene Zelenko, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Eugene Zelenko, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Eugene Zelenko, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Eugene Zelenko, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Eugene Zelenko, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Daderot, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Consultaplantas, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Consultaplantas, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.