Juglans microcarpa var. "stewartii". Where the range of "J. microcarpa" overlaps with "J. major", the two species interbreed, producing populations with intermediate characteristics. This phenomenon has also been found where "J. microcarpa" trees grows near "J. nigra trees. "Juglans" (literally "Jupiter's acorn") is the Latin name of the walnut. "Microcarpa" means "having small fruit". Juglans microcarpa Juglans microcarpa, known also as the little walnut, Texas walnut, Texas black walnut or little black walnut (as it belongs to the "black walnuts" section "Juglans" sect. "Rhysocaryon"), is a large shrub or small tree (10–30 ft tall) which grows wild along streams and ravines in
Exocarpos latifolius fruit is a globular nut on a short stalk. As it ripens the stalk swells and turns red, like an inside out cherry. The fruit is 4–6 mm long and is inedible, though the stalk is, and was used as a traditional food source by Aboriginal Australians. The seed is found on the outside of the fruit, hence the name exocarpus, from the Latin meaning "outer". The wood is very fine-grained with little figure but often striking colour variation and was historically used for cabinet work. The tree was used for many purposes by Aboriginal Australians.The bark was used as