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
pignut hickory Carya glabra (Juglandaceae)
shagbark hickory Carya ovata (Juglandaceae)
sand hickory Carya pallida (Juglandaceae)
mockernut hickory Carya tomentosa (Juglandaceae)
black walnut Juglans nigra (Juglandaceae)
butternut (a.k.a. white walnut) Juglans cinerea (Juglandaceae)
Oleaceae (the olive family)• 24-30 genera; 600 species; cosmopolitan •Herbs, shrubs, woody vines or trees •Leaves: generally opposite, simple or compound, estipulate •Plants: monoecious Flowers: perfect or imperfect•Fruit: berry, drupe, capsule, schizocarp, nut or samara
• Produce timber and olives• Ornamentals include lilac and Forsythia
green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica (Oleaceae)
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
Delaware’s Two Ashes
white ashgreen ash
Buds On top of leaf scar Sit in leaf scar
Seed Cavity Flat Round
Samara wings Stop at top of cavity Come down cavity
Habitat Riparian areas Upland sites
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