Juglandaceae

56 edible species

Trees producing nuts including walnuts, pecans, and hickories; economically important for nuts and timber.

Carya aquatica

Water hickory, Swamp hickory, Bitter pecan

Edible: Seeds, Nuts

Carya buckleyi

Edible: Seeds, Nuts

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Carya californica

California walnut

Edible: Seeds, Nuts

Carya carolinae-septentrionalis - (Ashe.)Engelm.&Graebn.

Southern Shagbark, Southern shagbark hickory

Edible: Seed

Carya cathayensis

Chinese Hickory

Edible: Oil, Seed

Carya cordiformis

Bitternut, Swamp hickory, Bitternut hickory

Edible: Seeds, Nuts

Carya floridana

Scrub hickory, Scrub pecan

Edible: Seeds, Nuts

Carya glabra

Pignut, Redheart Hickory, Sweet pignut, Broom hickory, False shagbark hickory, Hognut broom hickory

Edible: Nuts, Seeds, Sap

Carya glabra megacarpa - (Sarg.)Sarg.

Coastal Pignut Hickory

Edible: Seed

Carya glabra subsp. megacarpa

Coastal pignut hickory

Edible: Seeds, Sap, Nuts

Carya glabra var. odorata

Sweet pignut, Red hickory

Edible: Seeds, Sap, Nuts

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Carya hybrids

Hybrid and neohybrid hickories

Edible: Leaves, Oil, Seed

Carya illinoinensis

Pecan

Edible: Nuts, Flavouring, Leaves - tea, Seeds - oil

Carya laciniosa

Big Shellbark hickory, Kingnut Hickory

Edible: Nuts, Seeds, Sap

Carya myristiciformis

Nutmeg hickory, Bitter water hickory

Edible: Seeds, Nuts

Carya ovalis - (Wangenh.)Sarg.

Sweet Pignut

Edible: Sap, Seed

Carya ovata

Shagbark hickory, Shellbark hickory, Upland hickory

Edible: Nuts, Seeds, Sap

Carya ovata var. australis

Southern shagbark, Caroline hickory

Edible: Seeds, Nuts

Carya pallida

Sand hickory, Pale leaf hickory

Edible: Seeds, Nuts

Carya palmeri

Edible: Fruit, Nut

Carya texana

Black hickory, Texas hickory, Buckley's hickory

Edible: Seeds, Nuts

Carya tomentosa

Mockernut Hickory, Bullnut, White Hickory, Square nut, White-heart hickory, Bigbud hickory

Edible: Nuts, Seeds, Sap

Carya tonkinensis

Vietnam hickory

Edible: Nuts, Nuts-oil

Carya x brownii

Pleas nut, Brown's hickory

Edible: Nuts

Carya x laneyi

Edible: Seeds, Nuts

Carya x nussbaumeri

Hican

Edible: Seeds, Nuts

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Cathya cathayensis

Shan he tao

Edible: Seeds, Nuts

Engelhardtia serrata

Edible: Leaves, Bark - spice

Engelhardtia spicata

Edible: Fruit, Medicine

Juglans ailanthifolia

Japanese Walnut

Edible: Leaves, Oil, Seed

Juglans ailanthifolia cordiformis - (Makino.)Rehder.

Heartseed Walnut

Edible: Leaves, Oil, Seed

Juglans californica

California Walnut, Southern California walnut

Edible: Oil, Seed

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Juglans cathayensis

Chinese Walnut

Edible: Oil, Seed

Juglans cinerea

Butternut - White Walnut, Butternut

Edible: Oil, Sap, Seed

Juglans hindsii

Hind's Black Walnut, Northern California walnut, Paradox hybrid walnut

Edible: Oil, Seed

Juglans honorei

Ecuador walnut

Edible: Seeds

Juglans intermedia

Hind's Black Walnut, Northern California walnut, Paradox hybrid walnuH

Edible: Oil, Seed

Juglans major - (Torr.)Heller.

Arizona Walnut

Edible: Oil, Seed

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Juglans mandschurica

Manchurian Walnut

Edible: Oil, Oil, Seed

Juglans microcarpa var. stewartii

Little walnut

Edible: Nuts

Juglans neotropica

Andean Walnut

Edible: Oil, Seed

Juglans nigra

Black Walnut

Edible: Oil, Sap, Seed

Juglans olanchana

Olancho walnut, Central American walnut

Edible: Fruit, Nuts

Juglans regia

Walnut, English walnut, Persian Walnut

Edible: Oil, Oil, Sap, Seed

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Juglans regia fallax - (Dode.)Popov.

Walnut

Edible: Oil, Seed

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Juglans regia kamaonia - (Dode.)DC.

Walnut

Edible: Oil, Seed

Juglans sinensis - (DC.)Dode.

Edible: Oil, Seed

Juglans steyermarkii

Edible: Nuts

Juglans venezuelensis

Venezuelan walnut

Edible: Nuts

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Juglans x bisbyi

Buartnut

Edible: Oil, Seed

Picrodendron baccatum

Walnut

Edible: Nuts, Oil

Platycarya strobilacea

Hua ziang shu

Edible: Leaves

Pterocarya caucasica

Edible: Nuts

Pterocarya fraxinifolia

Caucasian wingnut

Edible: Seeds, Nuts

Pterocarya rhoifolia

Japanese wingnut, Shui hu tao

Edible: Seeds, Nuts

Pterocarya stenocarpa

Wingnut

Edible: Nuts