Common Names
Taxonomic notes
Syn: J. communis subsp. alpina (Smith) Celakovsky; J. communis subsp. nana (Willdenow) Syme; J. communis var. jackii Rehder; J. communis var. saxatilis Pallas; J. sibirica Burgsdorff (1)."Juniperus communis var. montana is widespread throughout the Northern Hemisphere. Although the proposed var. jackii is quite distinct in the field (prostrate shrub with sparsely branched, whiplike, trailing branches), transplants indicate that the unusual growth form is environmentally induced (Steve Edwards, pers. comm.)" (1).
Description
"Shrubs spreading to matlike, 0.5-1 m. Leaves upturned or upcurled, to 15 ´ 2 mm, linear-lanceolate, sometimes almost overlapping, glaucous stomatal band on adaxial leaf surface 2 or more times width of each green marginal band, apex acute to obtuse and mucronate. Seed cones 6-9 mm, shorter than leaves. 2n = 22" (1).Range
Denmark: Greenland; Canada: British Columbia; USA: Washington, Oregon and California; at 0-2500 m elevation on dry rocky soil and rock crevices on slopes and summits (1).Big Tree
Oldest
Dendrochronology
Ethnobotany
Observations
Remarks
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/montana.htm
Edited by Christopher J. Earle
E-mail:earlecj@earthlink.net
Last modified on 21-Dec-98