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Juniperus osteosperma (Utah juniper; syn. J. utahensis) is a shrub or small tree native to the southwestern United States. Description.
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 ...
South side of the Bennett Juniper North side of the Bennett Juniper with a person for scale near the tree. The Bennett Juniper is the largest known juniper tree in the United States. [ 1 ] It is located in Section 5, Township 5 North, Range 20 east of the Mount Diablo meridian , [ 2 ] on an inholding in the Stanislaus National Forest in ...
Single-leaf pinyon–Utah juniper woodland in northeastern Nevada near Overland Pass at the south end of the Ruby Mountains. Pinyon–juniper woodland, also spelled piñon–juniper woodland, is a biome found mid-elevations in arid regions of the Western United States, characterized by being an open forest dominated by low, bushy, evergreen junipers, pinyon pines, and their associates.
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.
Eastern redcedar, Juniperus virginiana (used by the gryneus and sweadneri races) California incense-cedar, Calocedrus decurrens (used by the nelsoni race) Western red-cedar, Thuja plicata (used by the nelsoni race) Sargeant's cypress, Cupressus sargentii (used by the muiri race) Tecate cypress, Cupressus forbesii (used by the thornei race)
Juniperus scopulorum is a small evergreen tree that in favorable conditions may reach as much as 20 metres (66 feet) in height. [4] However, on sites with little water or intense sun it will only attain shrub height, and even those that reach tree size will more typically be 4.6–6.1 metres (15–20 feet) tall in open juniper woodlands. [5]
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]