Juniperus osteosperma (Utah Juniper)

Juniperus osteosperma

Juniperus osteosperma (Torr.) Little

Juniperus californica Carrière ssp. osteosperma (Torr.) A.E. Murray

Juniperus californica Carrière var. osteosperma (Torr.) L.D. Benson

Juniperus californica Carrière var. utahensis Engelm.

Juniperus knightii A. Nelson

Juniperus megalocarpa Sudw.

Juniperus monosperma (Engelm.) Sarg. var. knightii (A. Nelson) Lemmon

Juniperus occidentalis Hook. var. utahensis (Engelm.) Kent

Juniperus utahensis (Engelm.) Lemmon

Juniperus utahensis (Engelm.) Lemmon var. megalocarpa (Sudw.) Sarg.

Sabina osteosperma (Torr.) Antoine

Sabina utahensis (Engelm.) Rydb.

Juniperus californica Carrière ssp. osteosperma (Torr.) E. Murray

Utah Juniper

Kingdom	Plantae	Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta	Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients
Division	Coniferophyta	Conifers—cone-bearing trees (and a few shrubs)
Class	Pinopsida	Gymnosperms such as cedars, Douglas-firs, cypresses, firs, junipers, kauri, larches, pines, hemlocks, redwoods, spruces, and yews
Order	Pinales	Cone-bearing plants: cedar, cypress, fir, juniper, larch, pine, redwood, spruce, yew, and others
Family	Cupressaceae	Cypres family, including junipers and redwoods
Genus	Juniperus	Latin for “juniper”
Species	osteosperma	From the Greek osteon, “bone,” and sperma, which in Greek compound words means “-seeded”, thus meaning “hard-seeded”

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4/30/2018 · Kelbaker Road, Mojave National Preserve, CA
≈ 8 × 5" (20 × 13 cm) ID is uncertain

4/30/2018 · Kelbaker Road, Mojave National Preserve, CA
≈ 4 × 6" (11 × 16 cm) ID is uncertain

Juniperus osteosperma description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 25 May 2020.

4/30/2018 · Kelbaker Road, Mojave National Preserve, CA
≈ 4 × 6" (11 × 16 cm) ID is uncertain

4/30/2018 · Kelbaker Road, Mojave National Preserve, CA
≈ 4½ × 7" (12 × 18 cm) ID is uncertain

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