Juglandaceae

Little walnut

Juglans microcarpa Berland.

Family: Juglandaceae
Genus: Juglans

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Little walnut: Buds of Nogalito or Little-Leaf Walnut ( Juglans microcarpa ), Slaughter Canyon, Carlsbad Caverns National Park, New Mexico, U.S.A. — Photo: Jerry Friedman, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (7)

Arabic: جوز صغير الثمار
arz: جوز صغير الثمار
Chinese: 小果核桃
English: Little walnut, Texas walnut
French: Noyer du Texas
German: Felsennuss, Kleinfruchtige Walnuss, Texanische Walnuss
Persian: گردوی ریزمیوه

Flowers

Flower colour: green (USDA PLANTS Database)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Shrub, Tree
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

Toxicity: Slight, as listed by the USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29). USDA rates how toxic a plant is to people or livestock; it is not a pet-safety rating, so ask a vet or poison line if a pet or child ate it.

Photos

Photo: Jerry Friedman, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: JerryFriedman, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: A.Savin, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: James H. Thomas, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Charlie Meador, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Jo Roberts, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Jim, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification 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.