Spermatophytes (seed plants): Gymnosperms (non-flowering plants): Conifers: Cupressales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Juniperus communis var. depressa
FAMILY
Cupressaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Learn more about Juniperus from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
Juniperus communis is circumpolar, widespread in n. North America, n. Europe, and n. Asia. Its berry is the juniper berry used as a spice, as well as the main flavoring of gin. It is sometimes planted as a landscaping plant. Var. depressa, a decumbent shrub, up to about 1 meter high, forms large clonal patches, per Weakley's Flora (2022)
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Juniperus communis var. depressa
FAMILY
Cupressaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Juniperus communis var. depressa
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 018-03-001:
Juniperus communis var. depressa FAMILY Cupressaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Juniperus sibirica
COMMON NAME:
Ground Juniper, Mountain Juniper, Common Juniper
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Manual of the Trees of North America (Exclusive of Mexico) (Sargent, 1905) mtna_i_112
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August Haywood County NC
Corneille Bryan Native Garden
Leaves all needlelike, spreading from twig, with 1 broad white band on 1 side, per Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004).
COMPARE
conifers (not including Pines)
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Juniperus communis var. depressa
FAMILY
Cupressaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Juniperus communis var. depressa
FAMILY
Cupressaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Juniperus communis var. depressa
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 018-03-001:
Juniperus communis var. depressa
FAMILY
Cupressaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Juniperus sibirica
775
Shrub
Perennial
Dioecious
Habitat: In thin soil around rock outcrops on mountain summits and Piedmont monadnocks and rocky bluffs (in GA and NC), high elevation old fields (in VA), xeric Coastal Plain sandhills (in SC and VA), per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Rare
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IS THE PLANT "ARMED"?
Leaves spine-tipped
LEAVES:
Evergreen
Whorls of 3, or opposite
"FLOWER":
Spring
Unisexual
FRUIT:
Blue or black
Berry-like cone
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p288
- How to Recognize Shrubs (Grimm, 1966) p068
- Landscaping with Native Trees (Sternberg & Wilson, 1995) p134?
- Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast (Foote & Jones, 1989) p051
- Trees of the Southeastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1988) p043?
- Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge (Lance) p03?
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p182
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