Occurrence

No record number

Least Concern

May 19, 2003

Italy

This occurrence of Juniperus oxycedrus L. was collected on May 19, 2003 in Italy. Flora of the World includes 4 field photographs documenting this occurrence, all of which are displayed here.

Juniperus oxycedrus--Italy. Tuscany. Ris. Nat. Basso Merse. 20 May 03. 053.jpg

Juniperus oxycedrus--Italy. Tuscany. Ris. Nat. Basso Merse. 20 May 03. 053.jpg

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Pinopsida

Order

Pinales

Family

Cupressaceae

Genus

Juniperus

Specific Epithet

oxycedrus

Authorship

L.

Taxonomic Opinions

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Moderate

ED 4.8

Moderately distinct — it has closer living relatives than the most isolated species.

Threat status

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

EDGE score

0.2

Global rank

#734 of 1,090

Top 1,000 globally

This lineage appears to have diverged from its closest living relatives roughly 5 million years ago — a long, lonely branch of the plant tree of life.

Source: Gymnosperms EDGE assessment →