PLANTS Profile for Juniperus communis var. montana (common juniper)

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PLANTS Profile

Juniperus communis L. var. montana Aiton
common juniper

Symbol:

JUCOM2

Group:

Gymnosperm

Family:

Cupressaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Tree
Shrub

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		N
GL		N

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Photo of Juniperus communis L. var. montana Aiton

©Susan McDougall. Trees Live Here. United States, WA, Mount Rainier National Park, Crystal Mountain. September 2002. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires permission of the copyright holder.

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Juniperus communis L. var. montana Aiton

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Synonyms:
Juniperus communis L. var. montana Aiton

JUAL7	Juniperus alpina (Sm.) Gray
JUCOA8	Juniperus communis L. ssp. alpina (Suter) Celak.
JUCON8	Juniperus communis L. ssp. nana (Willd.) Syme
JUCOS	Juniperus communis L. ssp. saxatilis (Pall.) A.E. Murray
JUCOA	Juniperus communis L. var. alpina Suter
JUCOJ	Juniperus communis L. var. jackii Rehder
JUCOS2	Juniperus communis L. var. saxatilis Pall.	common juniper
JUNA	Juniperus nana Willd.
JUSI3	Juniperus sibirica Burgsd.

Distribution:
Juniperus communis L. var. montana Aiton


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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (CA, OR, WA), CAN (BC, NS, PE, YT), DEN (GL)

Related Taxa:
Juniperus communis L. var. montana Aiton

View 20 genera in Cupressaceae, 31 species in Juniperus, 5 varieties in Juniperus communis L.

Classification:
Juniperus communis L. var. montana Aiton

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Coniferophyta – Conifers
Class	Pinopsida
Order	Pinales
Family	Cupressaceae – Cypress family
Genus	Juniperus L. – juniper
Species	Juniperus communis L. – common juniper
Variety	Juniperus communis L. var. montana Aiton – common juniper

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Juniperus communis L. var. montana Aiton

The related entities italicized and indented below are listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Illinois:
Juniperus communis
common juniper		Threatened
Indiana:
Juniperus communis
ground juniper		Rare
Maryland:
Juniperus communis
juniper		Endangered, Extirpated
Ohio:
Juniperus communis
ground juniper		Endangered

More Accounts and Images:
Juniperus communis L. var. montana Aiton

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 194826.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

Time Generated: 05/22/2013 07:30 AM CDT