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Taxon

Juniperus communis L.

Protologue Sp. Pl. 2: 1040. 1753 [1 May 1753]BHL pageIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Least Concern
All5var. communis3var. depressa1
Juniperus communis ssp hemisphaerica--Georgia. Kazbeki. Ecol. Sta. Georg. Acad. Sci. 1 Jun 05. 075.jpg

Juniperus communis ssp hemisphaerica--Georgia. Kazbeki. Ecol. Sta. Georg. Acad. Sci. 1 Jun 05. 075.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Juniperus communis ssp hemisphaerica--Georgia. Kazbeki. Ecol. Sta. Georg. Acad. Sci. 1 Jun 05. 079.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Juniperus communis ssp hemisphaerica--Georgia. Kazbeki. Ecol. Sta. Georg. Acad. Sci. 1 Jun 05. 076.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Juniperus communis ssp hemisphaerica--Georgia. Kazbeki. Ecol. Sta. Georg. Acad. Sci. 1 Jun 05. 080.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Juniperus communis ssp hemisphaerica--Georgia. Kazbeki. Ecol. Sta. Georg. Acad. Sci. 1 Jun 05. 077.jpg

Juniperus communis ssp hemisphaerica--Georgia. Kazbeki. Ecol. Sta. Georg. Acad. Sci. 1 Jun 05. 077.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Juniperus communis, W. D. Stevens 40122--ID. Idaho Co. Seven Devils. 2 Sep 2017. DSC07612 (7).JPG

Juniperus communis, W. D. Stevens 40122--ID. Idaho Co. Seven Devils. 2 Sep 2017. DSC07612 (7).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Juniperus communis, W. D. Stevens 40122--ID. Idaho Co. Seven Devils. 2 Sep 2017. DSC07612 (2).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Juniperus communis, W. D. Stevens 40122--ID. Idaho Co. Seven Devils. 2 Sep 2017. DSC07612 (3).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Juniperus communis, W. D. Stevens 40122--ID. Idaho Co. Seven Devils. 2 Sep 2017. DSC07612 (4).JPG

Juniperus communis, W. D. Stevens 40122--ID. Idaho Co. Seven Devils. 2 Sep 2017. DSC07612 (4).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Juniperus communis, W. D. Stevens 40122--ID. Idaho Co. Seven Devils. 2 Sep 2017. DSC07612 (10).JPG

Juniperus communis, W. D. Stevens 40122--ID. Idaho Co. Seven Devils. 2 Sep 2017. DSC07612 (10).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Juniperus communis, W. D. Stevens 40122--ID. Idaho Co. Seven Devils. 2 Sep 2017. DSC07612 (9).JPG

Juniperus communis, W. D. Stevens 40122--ID. Idaho Co. Seven Devils. 2 Sep 2017. DSC07612 (9).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Juniperus communis, W. D. Stevens 40122--ID. Idaho Co. Seven Devils. 2 Sep 2017. DSC07612 (6).JPG

Juniperus communis, W. D. Stevens 40122--ID. Idaho Co. Seven Devils. 2 Sep 2017. DSC07612 (6).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Juniperus communis, W. D. Stevens 40122--ID. Idaho Co. Seven Devils. 2 Sep 2017. DSC07612 (5).JPG

Juniperus communis, W. D. Stevens 40122--ID. Idaho Co. Seven Devils. 2 Sep 2017. DSC07612 (5).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Juniperus communis, W. D. Stevens 40122--ID. Idaho Co. Seven Devils. 2 Sep 2017. DSC07612 (8).JPG

Juniperus communis, W. D. Stevens 40122--ID. Idaho Co. Seven Devils. 2 Sep 2017. DSC07612 (8).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Juniperus communis v. montana, CDavidson10987--ID. Idaho Co. Josephine Lake. 14 Aug 06. 011.jpg

Juniperus communis v. montana, CDavidson10987--ID. Idaho Co. Josephine Lake. 14 Aug 06. 011.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Juniperus communis v. montana, CDavidson10987--ID. Idaho Co. Josephine Lake. 14 Aug 06. 015.jpg

Juniperus communis v. montana, CDavidson10987--ID. Idaho Co. Josephine Lake. 14 Aug 06. 015.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Juniperus communis v. montana, CDavidson10987--ID. Idaho Co. Josephine Lake. 14 Aug 06. 016.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Juniperus communis v. montana, CDavidson10987--ID. Idaho Co. Josephine Lake. 14 Aug 06. 012.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Juniperus communis v. montana, CDavidson10987--ID. Idaho Co. Josephine Lake. 14 Aug 06. 013.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Juniperus communis v. montana, CDavidson10987--ID. Idaho Co. Josephine Lake. 14 Aug 06. 017.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Juniperus communis v. montana, CDavidson10987--ID. Idaho Co. Josephine Lake. 14 Aug 06. 018.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Juniperus communis v. montana, CDavidson10987--ID. Idaho Co. Josephine Lake. 14 Aug 06. 010.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Juniperus communis v depressa--AZ. Arboretum at Flagstaff. 3 Sept. 04. 144.jpg

Juniperus communis v depressa--AZ. Arboretum at Flagstaff. 3 Sept. 04. 144.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Juniperus communis v depressa--AZ. Arboretum at Flagstaff. 3 Sept. 04. 145.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Juniperus communis v depressa--AZ. Arboretum at Flagstaff. 3 Sept. 04. 141.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Juniperus communis v depressa--AZ. Arboretum at Flagstaff. 3 Sept. 04. 142.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Juniperus communis v depressa--AZ. Arboretum at Flagstaff. 3 Sept. 04. 143.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Juniperus communis v depressa--AZ. Arboretum at Flagstaff. 3 Sept. 04. 140.jpg

Juniperus communis v depressa--AZ. Arboretum at Flagstaff. 3 Sept. 04. 140.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Juniperus communis v depressa--AZ. Arboretum at Flagstaff. 3 Sept. 04. 146.jpg

Juniperus communis v depressa--AZ. Arboretum at Flagstaff. 3 Sept. 04. 146.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Juniperus communis--Italy. Univ. Fir., Giardino dei Simplici, Florence. 22 May 03. .jpg

Juniperus communis--Italy. Univ. Fir., Giardino dei Simplici, Florence. 22 May 03. .jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Pinopsida

Order

Pinales

Family

Cupressaceae

Genus

Juniperus

Species

communis

Taxonomic opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Distribution

Native to China North-Central, Inner Mongolia, Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Nansei-shoto, Primorye, Qinghai (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 5 occurrences across 3 countries.

Juniperus communis

var. communis

var. depressa

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

Occurrences

Davidson C., Christoph S.R. s.n.

September 4, 2004

Identified as

Juniperus communis var. depressa

Location

United States, Arizona, Coconino (Arboretum at Flagstaff)

Location Remarks

West of Flagstaff on Route 66, then 3.8 miles south on Woody Mountain Road

Collectors

Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph

Davidson C. 10987

August 14, 2006

Identified as

Juniperus communis var. communis

Location

United States, Idaho, Idaho (McCall)

45.244, -115.588639

Location Remarks

1.9 km N of Warren Summit on FSR 340, at Mayflower Creek Bridge. Elev. 1904 m.

Collectors

Christopher Davidson

W. D. Stevens 40122

September 2, 2017

Identified as

Juniperus communis var. communis

Location

United States, Idaho, Idaho (McCall)

45.244, -115.588639

Location Remarks

1.9 km N of Warren Summit on FSR 340, at Mayflower Creek Bridge. Elev. 1904 m.

Collectors

W. Douglas Stevens, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Olga Martha Montiel

Notes

Crevices between large granite boulders in the scree.

No collection number

June 1, 2005

Identified as

Juniperus communis var. communis

Location

Georgia, Mtskheta-Mtianeti (Stepantsminda)

42.6625, 44.619722

Location Remarks

Various points along the road-trail to Gergeti Trinity Church (also called Sameba Church), west of the village of Kazbegi.

Collectors

No collectors specified

No collection number

May 22, 2003

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

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Moderate

ED 3.9

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

#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 →