Juglans cinerea (Butternut)

Also called White Walnut. Nuts are milder than black walnut. Prefers full sun and medium to moist sites.

Associates: Acer saccharum (Sugar Maple), Celtis occidentalis (Hackberry), Claytonia virginica (Spring Beauty), Dicentra cucullaria (Dutchman’s Breeches), Hydrophyllum virginianum (Virginia Waterleaf), Phlox divaricata (Blue/Woodland Phlox), Quercus rubra (Red Oak), Ribes missouriensis (Missouri gooseberry), Rudbeckia laciniata (Wild Golden Glow), Sambucus canadensis (Elderberry), Solidago caesia (Blue-stemmed Goldenrod), Tilia americana (American Linden), Viola sororia (Blue Violet)