Juniperus communis--Italy. Univ. Fir., Giardino dei Simplici, Florence. 22 May 03. .jpg
Juniperus communis L. belongs to the Cupressaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Pinopsida
Order
Pinales
Family
Cupressaceae
Genus
Juniperus
Specific Epithet
communis
Authorship
L.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Moderate
ED 3.9
Moderately distinct — it has closer living relatives than the most isolated species.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.2
Global rank
#804 of 1,090
Top 1,000 globally
This lineage appears to have diverged from its closest living relatives roughly 4 million years ago — a long, lonely branch of the plant tree of life.
Source: Gymnosperms EDGE assessment →Location
Italy, Tuscany (Giardino dei Semplici)
Location Remarks
Via Pier Antonio Micheli, 3, Firenze (Florence). On the campus of the University of Florence.
Collectors
No collectors specified
