Connor Gunn Lab 2 Bioblitz: Butternut

The phylogeny placement of Butternut begins at all life then to Eukaryotes, Plants, Pentapetalae, Fagales, and then Walnuts. The most common ancestor to Butternut includes 3 species, Japanese Walnut, Butternut, and Manchurian Walnut.
One adaptation that all of the observations have in common is that all the species have broad leaves rather than needle leaves. All the species have adapted to have a greater surface area on the leaf in order to absorb more sunlight for the process of photosynthesis.
One unique adaptation of the Butternut tree is that it produces a fruit which is a lemon-shaped nut. The nuts produce in bunches of two to six and are surrounded by a green husk until they reach maturity.

Posted on September 19, 2021 11:19 PM by connorgunn