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Occurrence
Least Concern

Davidson, C 11921

October 20, 2011

United States

This occurrence of Juniperus occidentalis Hook. (Davidson, C 11921) was collected on October 20, 2011 in United States. Flora of the World includes 13 field photographs documenting this occurrence, all of which are displayed here.

Juniperus occidentalis, C. Davidson 11921--Oregon. Deschutes County. October, 2011. 033 (11).jpg

Juniperus occidentalis, C. Davidson 11921--Oregon. Deschutes County. October, 2011. 033 (11).jpg

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Pinopsida

Order

Pinales

Family

Cupressaceae

Genus

Juniperus

Specific Epithet

occidentalis

Authorship

Hook.

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 2.5

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

EDGE score

0.1

Global rank

#850 of 1,090

Top 1,000 globally

This lineage appears to have diverged from its closest living relatives roughly 2 million years ago — a long, lonely branch of the plant tree of life.

Source: Gymnosperms EDGE assessment →