Juniperus communis L.
Berkshire common juniper, common juniper, ground juniper
Common juniper is native to North America, Europe, and Asia. Identification: Juniper is a woody shrub less than 13' (4 m) high, or small tree, rarely reaching 33' (10 m). Its multiple stems tend to be gnarled and uneven, sometimes lying almost flat. Needles are gray-green to blue-green in color, sometimes appearing silvery. Cones are roughly spherical in shape, ¼-½" (8.4-12 mm) in diameter, blue-black, with a waxy sheen. Juniper berries (or cones), from Yellowstone National Park. Photographer is unknown. From Thomé, Prof. Dr. Otto Wilhelm, Flora von Deutschland Österreich und der Schweiz., 1885. Online References:
Juniperus communis on Earl J.S. Rook's Flora, Fauna, Earth, and Sky ... The Natural History of the Northwoods Juniperus communis on The Gymnosperm Database Juniperus communis on Wikipedia Juniperus communis on The Gymnosperm Database Juniperus communis at the University of Connecticut Plant Database Juniperus communis at the Virginia Tech Department of Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation Juniperus communis on Plants for a Future, a resource and information centre for edible and otherwise useful plants Juniperus communis at the University of Wisconsin's Robert W. Freckmann Herbarium Juniperus communis on the USDA Forest Service's Fire Effects Information Database 5/15/2010 · Garden in the Woods, Framingham, Massachusetts Juniperus communis description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 25 May 2020. © FloraFinder.org. All rights reserved. |
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