juglandaceae (the walnut family) 8 genera, 60 species in the world- trees primarily northern...

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Juglandaceae (the walnut family) • 8 genera, 60 species in the world- trees •Primarily Northern temperate region with a few extending into South America • Leaves: alternate, pinnately compound, estipulate, aromatic •Plants: monoecious; Flowers: imperfect, petals absent •Staminate inflorescence: catkin-like raceme or spike •Pistillate inflorescence: solitary flower or spike • Fruit: drupe or nut, husked • Many important timber trees

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Juglandaceae (the walnut family)

• 8 genera, 60 species in the world- trees •Primarily Northern temperate region with a few extending into South America• Leaves: alternate, pinnately compound, estipulate, aromatic •Plants: monoecious; Flowers: imperfect, petals absent

•Staminate inflorescence: catkin-like raceme or spike•Pistillate inflorescence: solitary flower or spike

• Fruit: drupe or nut, husked • Many important timber trees

Carya glabra

sand hickory Carya pallida (Juglandaceae)

Carya tomentosa

black walnut Juglans nigra (Juglandaceae)

Fraxinus pennsylvanica

white ash Fraxinus americana (Oleaceae)

Like green ash except:1. Bud sits inside the leaf scar2. Wings on samaras extend farther down the seed cavity3. Seed cavity is fat and round4. Found on more upland sites5. Only native to the Piedmont in DE6. The BEST wood for baseball bats

fringetree Chionanthus virginicus (Oleaceae)

Hippocastanaceae (the buckeye family)

• 2 genera; 16 species; shrubs or trees• Temperate regions of Asia, Europe, and North America to the

tropics of southeast Asia and northern S. America • Leaves: Opposite, palmate, estipulate • Plants: monoecious Flowers: perfect, paniculiform cyme, petals

distinct • Nectary disc present, small • Fruit: capsule with large seeds, often only 1-2 seeds maturing

horse chestnutAesculus hippocastanum