Juglandaceae FAMILY Near Threatened

Juglans californica

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

1/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Juglans californica is a deciduous shrub or a small tree that usually grows around 6 - 9 metres tall, occasionally reaching 18 metres[ 1735 Title Notes on the Temperate Species of Juglans Publication Int. Dendrol. Soc. Year Book 107-130 2003 Author Grimshaw J.M. Publisher Year 2003 ISBN Description ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and source of materials. The tree is grown as an ornamental and sometimes used to restore native woodlands in California[ 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. ] Juglans californica is restricted to the southwest of Calicornia. The population size is unknown and the species can be dominant in woodland. Despite this there is continuing decline in population size due to threats from habitat loss and conversion, grazing of the habitat and increased occurrence of fire. There are also concerns for the future regeneration of the species and potential habitat availability due to a local growing human population which could put pressure on the species and its habitat. The plant is classified as 'Near Threatened' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2018)[ 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 RangeSouth-western N. America - southwestern California.

HabitatHillsides and canyons, growing in moist or dry gravelly soils along river courses and bottomlands[ 229 Title The Complete Trees of N. America. Field Guide and Natural History. Publication Author Elias. T. Publisher Van Nostrand Reinhold Co. Year 1980 ISBN 0442238622 Description A very good concise guide. Gives habitats, good descriptions, maps showing distribution and a few of the uses. It also includes the many shrubs that occasionally reach tree proportions. , 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. ]. Locally common in oak woods below 750 metres[ 71 Title A California Flora. Publication Author Munz P.A. & Keck D.D. Publisher University of California Press; Los Angeles Year 1959 ISBN - Description An excellent flora but no pictures. Not for the casual reader. ].