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Juniperus communis berries vary from 4 millimetres (1 ⁄ 8 inch) to 12 millimetres (1 ⁄ 2 inch) in diameter; other species are mostly similar in size, though some are larger, notably J. drupacea (20–28 mm or 3 ⁄ 4 – 1 + 1 ⁄ 8 in). The berries are green when young and mature to purple-black over about 18 months in most species ...
Juniperus sect. Juniperus subsect. Juniperus – cones with three separate seeds; needles with one stomatal band Juniperus communis – common juniper Juniperus communis subsp. alpina – alpine juniper; Juniperus conferta, syn. Juniperus rigida var. conferta (Parl.) Patschke – shore juniper; Juniperus rigida – Temple juniper or needle juniper
Juniperus communis, the common juniper, is a species of small tree or shrub in the cypress family Cupressaceae. An evergreen conifer , it has the largest geographical range of any woody plant , with a circumpolar distribution throughout the cool temperate Northern Hemisphere .
Juniperus communis and related species: Cupressaceae: small tree or shrub: culinary, medicinal, fragrance: cones Kencur: Kaempferia galanga: Zingiberaceae: perennial herb [10] culinary, medicinal rhizome one of several plants known as galangal: Cǎoguǒ: Lanxangia tsaoko: Zingiberaceae: perennial herb culinary, medicinal fruit Bay leaf: Laurus ...
Hinokitiol has been found in the heartwood of the conifer trees of the Cupressaceae family, including Chamaecyparis obtusa (Hinoki cypress), Thuja plicata (Western red cedar), Thujopsis dolabrata var. hondai (Hinoki asunaro), Juniperus cedrus (Canary Islands juniper), Cedrus atlantica (Atlas cedar), Cupressus lusitanica (Mexican white cedar), Chamaecyparis lawsoniana (Port Orford cedar ...
Juniperus communis – Western American tribes combined the berries of Juniperus communis with Berberis root bark in a herbal tea. Native Americans also used juniper berries as a female contraceptive. [83] Juniperus scopulorum, the leaves and inner bark of which were boiled by some Plateau tribes to create an infusion to treat coughs and fevers.
Juniperus osteosperma (Utah juniper; syn. J. utahensis) is a shrub or small tree native to the southwestern United States. Description.
Cupressaceae is a widely distributed conifer family, with a near-global range in all continents except for Antarctica, stretching from 70°N in arctic Norway (Juniperus communis) [3] to 55°S in southernmost Chile (Pilgerodendron uviferum), further south than any other conifer species. [4] Juniperus indica reaches 4930 m altitude in Tibet. [5]