Common Names
Taxonomic notes
Syn: Juniperus communis subsp. depressa (Pursh) Franco (1).Description
"Shrubs prostrate or low with ascending branchlet tips (occasionally spreading shrubs to 3 m, rarely small trees to 10 m). Leaves upturned, to 15 ´ 1.6 mm, rarely spreading, linear, glaucous stomatal band about as wide as each green marginal band, apex acute and mucronate to acuminate. Seed cones 6-9 mm, shorter than leaves. 2n = 22" (1).Range
Canada: all provinces and territories; USA: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin and Wyoming. Found at 0-2800 m elevation on rocky soil, slopes, and summits (1).Big Tree
Oldest
Dendrochronology
Ethnobotany
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Remarks
Larger individuals (to 10 m) have been misidentified as var. communis (1).Citations
(1) Adams, Robert P. in Flora of North America online.[Juniperus] [Cupressaceae] [home]
This page is from the Gymnosperm Database
URL: http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/Canopy/2285/cu/ju/depressa.htm
Edited by Christopher J. Earle
E-mail:earlecj@earthlink.net
Last modified on 21-Dec-98