Native to 55 botanical countries across Europe, Africa, and Temperate Asia; introduced into Assam (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.

Distribution

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

Davidson, C 11921

October 20, 2011

Location

United States, Oregon, Deschutes

44.060833, -121.283333

Location Remarks

City of Bend. Pilot Butte State Park. Summit of Pilot Butte. 1250 m elev.

Collectors

Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Barbara Davidson

Notes

Juniper woodland on slopes of a small spatter cone (the butte).

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Pinopsida

Order

Pinales

Family

Cupressaceae

Genus

Juniperus

Specific Epithet

occidentalis

Authorship

Hook.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIF WFO POWO

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 →