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oxycedrus

Taxon

Juniperus oxycedrus L.

Protologue Sp. Pl. 2: 1038. 1753 [1 May 1753]BHL pageIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Least Concern
Juniperus oxycedrus--Spain. Andalucia. Jardin Botanico de Cordoba. 2 Oct 04. 135.jpg

Juniperus oxycedrus--Spain. Andalucia. Jardin Botanico de Cordoba. 2 Oct 04. 135.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Juniperus oxycedrus--Spain. Andalucia. Jardin Botanico de Cordoba. 2 Oct 04. 133.jpg

Juniperus oxycedrus--Spain. Andalucia. Jardin Botanico de Cordoba. 2 Oct 04. 133.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Juniperus oxycedrus--Spain. Andalucia. Jardin Botanico de Cordoba. 2 Oct 04. 132.jpg

Juniperus oxycedrus--Spain. Andalucia. Jardin Botanico de Cordoba. 2 Oct 04. 132.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Juniperus oxycedrus--Spain. Andalucia. Jardin Botanico de Cordoba. 2 Oct 04. 136.jpg

Juniperus oxycedrus--Spain. Andalucia. Jardin Botanico de Cordoba. 2 Oct 04. 136.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Juniperus oxycedrus--Spain. Andalucia. Jardin Botanico de Cordoba. 2 Oct 04. 134.jpg

Juniperus oxycedrus--Spain. Andalucia. Jardin Botanico de Cordoba. 2 Oct 04. 134.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

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

By Christopher Davidson

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Juniperus oxycedrus--Italy. Tuscany. Ris. Nat. Basso Merse. 20 May 03. 055.jpg

Juniperus oxycedrus--Italy. Tuscany. Ris. Nat. Basso Merse. 20 May 03. 055.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Juniperus oxycedrus--Italy. Tuscany. Ris. Nat. Basso Merse. 20 May 03. 054.jpg

Juniperus oxycedrus--Italy. Tuscany. Ris. Nat. Basso Merse. 20 May 03. 054.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Juniperus oxycedrus--Italy. Tuscany. Ris. Nat. Basso Merse. 20 May 03. 052.jpg

Juniperus oxycedrus--Italy. Tuscany. Ris. Nat. Basso Merse. 20 May 03. 052.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Juniperus oxycedrus--Italy. Abruzzo. N of Bussi on SS 17, Tirino River val. 6 May 03. 120.jpg

Juniperus oxycedrus--Italy. Abruzzo. N of Bussi on SS 17, Tirino River val. 6 May 03. 120.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Juniperus oxycedrus--Italy. Abruzzo. N of Bussi on SS 17, Tirino River val. 6 May 03. 092.jpg

Juniperus oxycedrus--Italy. Abruzzo. N of Bussi on SS 17, Tirino River val. 6 May 03. 092.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Juniperus oxycedrus--Italy. Abruzzo. N of Bussi on SS 17, Tirino River val. 6 May 03. 121.jpg

Juniperus oxycedrus--Italy. Abruzzo. N of Bussi on SS 17, Tirino River val. 6 May 03. 121.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Juniperus oxycedrus--Italy. Abruzzo. N of Bussi on SS 17, Tirino River val. 6 May 03. 090.jpg

Juniperus oxycedrus--Italy. Abruzzo. N of Bussi on SS 17, Tirino River val. 6 May 03. 090.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Native to Algeria, Baleares, Corse, France, Italy, Morocco, Portugal, Sardegna, Spain, Tunisia (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 3 occurrences across 2 countries.

Distribution

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

Occurrences

No collection number

October 2, 2004

Location

Spain, Andalusia (Jardin Botanico de Cordoba)

Location Remarks

Avenida de Linneo s/n, Córdoba.

Collectors

No collectors specified

No collection number

May 6, 2003

Location

Italy, Abruzzo, Pescara (Popoli)

42.226944, 13.815833

Location Remarks

East of L'Aguila, then north of Bussi sul Tirino on SS153, Tirino River valley

Collectors

No collectors specified

No collection number

May 20, 2003

Location

Italy, Tuscany (Monticiano)

43.128056, 11.264167

Location Remarks

Riserva Naturale Basso Merse

Collectors

No collectors specified

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Pinopsida

Order

Pinales

Family

Cupressaceae

Genus

Juniperus

Specific Epithet

oxycedrus

Authorship

L.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

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 →