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The plants frequently bear numerous galls caused by the juniper tip midge Oligotrophus betheli (Bibionomorpha: Cecidomyiidae); these are conspicuous pale violet-purple, produced in clusters of 5–20 together, each gall 1–2 centimetres (3 ⁄ 8 – 3 ⁄ 4 in) in diameter, with dense modified spreading scale-leaves 6–10 mm (1 ⁄ 4 – 3 ...
Description English: Juniperus Osteosperma in Canyonlands ... Juniperus Osteosperma en el parque nacional de Canyonlands. Date: Taken on 1 August 2016, 22:56:07: Source:
Junipers are coniferous trees and shrubs in the genus Juniperus (/ dʒ uː ˈ n ɪ p ər ə s / joo-NIP-ər-əs) [1] of the cypress family Cupressaceae.Depending on the taxonomy, between 50 and 67 species of junipers are widely distributed throughout the Northern Hemisphere as far south as tropical Africa, including the Arctic, parts of Asia, and Central America.
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This mistletoe parasitizes species of juniper, including Utah (Juniperus osteosperma), Rocky Mountain (J. scopulorum), and western juniper (J. occidentalis). [3] It is a shrub producing many erect and spreading yellow-green branches 20 to 40 centimeters long from a woody base where it attaches to its host tree, tapping the xylem for water and ...
Common juniper, Juniperus communis [6] Creeping juniper, Juniperus horizontalis [7] Rocky mountain juniper, Juniperus scopulorum [8] Utah juniper, Juniperus osteosperma [9] Western redcedar, Thuja plicata [10]
Juniperus osteosperma: Utah juniper Cupressaceae (cypress family) IUCN (LC) 65 Juniperus pinchotii: Pinchot juniper Cupressaceae (cypress family) Yes Yes Yes Yes IUCN (LC) 58 Juniperus scopulorum: rocky mountain juniper Cupressaceae (cypress family) Yes Yes IUCN (LC) 66 Juniperus virginiana var. silicicola: southern redcedar Cupressaceae ...
In phytogeography, concerned with the geographic distribution of plant species, floristic provinces are used. The Sierra Nevada are primarily within the California Floristic Province, with the Rocky Mountain Floristic Province to the north, the Great Basin Floristic Province to the east, and Sonoran Floristic Province to the south.