ON THIS PLANT
Juglans australis, the nogal criollo, is a species of plant in the Juglandaceae family. This large, fast-growing tree can grow to 20 m (66 ft) tall at elevations of 0.5–1.5 km (1,600–4,900 ft) in the Southern Andean Yungas, montane cloud forests on the eastern slopes of the Andes in Tucumán, Salta, and Jujuy provinces of Argentina and Tarija and Chuquisaca departments of Bolivia. It is threatened by habitat loss.
CHARACTERISTICS
Botanical profile.
- Genus
- Juglans
- Family
- Juglandaceae
ALSO KNOWN AS
Other names.
en Argentine walnut
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