PLANTS Profile for Juniperus grandis (western juniper)

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PLANTS Profile

Juniperus grandis R.P. Adams
western juniper

Symbol:

JUGR7

Group:

Gymnosperm

Family:

Cupressaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Tree

Native Status:

L48


Other common names:
	Sierra juniper
	grand juniper

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Juniperus occidentalis var. australis

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Juniperus grandis R.P. Adams

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Synonyms:
Juniperus grandis R.P. Adams

	JUOCA2	Juniperus occidentalis Hook. ssp. australis Vasek
	JUOCA	Juniperus occidentalis Hook. var. australis (Vasek) A.H. Holmgren & N.H. Holmgren		western juniper

Native Status:
Juniperus grandis R.P. Adams


View Distribution	Native Introduced

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USA (CA, NV)

Related Taxa:
Juniperus grandis R.P. Adams

View 20 genera in Cupressaceae, 31 species in Juniperus

Classification:
Juniperus grandis R.P. Adams

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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 grandis R.P. Adams – western juniper

More Accounts and Images:
Juniperus grandis R.P. Adams

View photographs from CalPhotos.

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 528647.

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

Related Web Sites:
Juniperus grandis R.P. Adams

USDA Forest Service-Silvics of North America

Time Generated: 05/24/2013 07:12 AM CDT