Juglandaceae FAMILY Least Concern

Juglans regia

Edibility

4/5

Medicinal

3/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Juglans regia is a deciduous tree with a large, spreading, dense crown; it can grow up to 35 metres tall. The walnut is an important food crop, being often cultivated on a commercial basis, both for its seed and for its valuable wood. The plant is also harvested from the wild for use as a food, as a popular traditional medicine and for a wide variety of other usesmedicine and source of materials. It is often cultivated as a food and timber crop, and is also grown as an ornamental. Juglans regia has a wide range and probably also a large population. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2017)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeSoutheast Europe (Balkans), through western Asia (Turkey, Syria, Iran, Irag, Afghanistan)

HabitatForests in the Himalayas, preferring a northerly aspect in the west but a southerly or westerly aspect in the east of the range[ 144 Title Wild Food in Australia. Publication Author Cribb. A. B. and J. W. Publisher Fontana Year 1976 ISBN 0-00-634436-4 Description A very good pocket guide. ].