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Wingnut

Pterocarya

Description:

Pterocarya, often called wingnuts in English, are trees in the walnut family Juglandaceae. They are native to Asia. The botanic name is from Ancient Greek pteron, "wing" + karyon, "nut".

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RebeccaStacyVeilleux
RebeccaStacyVeilleux 11 years ago

Tree of Heaven???

pamsai
Spotted by
pamsai

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Spotted on Oct 1, 2012
Submitted on Oct 3, 2012

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