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Juglans regia L.

walnut (Juglandaceae)

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Juglans regia is a tree native to south-eastern Europe and south-western Asia, but widely planted across Europe.

Oxford (VC23: Oxfordshire); 2013-11-13

 walnut / Juglans regia: _Juglans regia_ is a tree native to south-eastern Europe and south-western Asia, but widely planted across Europe.

Buds and young male catkins

Oxford (VC23: Oxfordshire); 2017-04-05

 walnut / Juglans regia: Buds and young male catkins

Juglans regia has large, slightly leathery, pinnate leaves.

Hautes-Pyrénées (65), France; 2015-05-25

 walnut / Juglans regia: _Juglans regia_ has large, slightly leathery, pinnate leaves.

The edible part of the walnut is protected with the hard nutshell, which is itself protected by a fleshy husk until the fruit is ripe.

Bucklebury (VC22: Berkshire); 2015-10-14

 walnut / Juglans regia: The edible part of the walnut is protected with the hard nutshell, which is itself protected by a fleshy husk until the fruit is ripe.

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