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Juniperus virginiana L.
eastern redcedar

       
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Photo of Juniperus virginiana L.
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Juniperus virginiana L.

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Distribution:
Juniperus virginiana L.

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USA (AL, AR, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, VT, WI, WV), CAN (ON, QC)
 

Related Taxa:
Juniperus virginiana L.

View 17 genera in Cupressaceae, 28 species in Juniperus or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
Distribution of Juniperus virginiana L. var. silicicola (Small) J. Silba. .
Juniperus virginiana var. silicicola
southern redcedar
Distribution of Juniperus virginiana L. var. virginiana. .
Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana
eastern redcedar
Plant is native (blue) Native   Plant is introduced Introduced
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Classification:
Juniperus virginiana L.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Coniferophyta – Conifers
Class Pinopsida
Order Pinales
Family Cupressaceae – Cypress family
Genus Juniperus L. – juniper
Species Juniperus virginiana L. – eastern redcedar
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Juniperus virginiana L.

eastern redcedar
red cedar juniper

This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

NE&GP        Stubbendieck, J., G.Y. Friisoe, & M.R. Bolick. 1994. Weeds of Nebraska and the Great Plains. Nebraska Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Plant Industry. Lincoln, Nebraska. 589pp.
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Juniperus virginiana L.

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FACU-,FACU FACU FACU- FACU FACU- FACU- FACU- NO NO NO NO NO NO NO

Juniperus silicicola [=JUVIS]:

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FAC,FACW NO FAC NO NO NO FACW NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
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Wildlife Habitat Values:
Juniperus virginiana L.

  Large Mammals Small Mammals Water Birds Terrestrial Birds
Source Large Mammals Food Large Mammals Cover Small Mammals Food Small Mammals Cover Water Birds Food Water Birds Cover Terrestrial Birds Food Terrestrial Birds Cover
Yarrow Low Moderate Low       Low Moderate
Wildlife Habitat Values

 

Yarrow, G.K., and D.T. Yarrow. 1999. Managing wildlife. Sweet Water Press, Birmingham.

 

More Accounts and Images:
Juniperus virginiana L.

View species account from USDA Forest Service Fire Effects Information System (FEIS).

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View species account, photographs, and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 18048.

View species account from Kemper Center for Home Gardening.

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View 2 propagation protocols from Native Plants Network.

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

 

Related Web Sites:
Juniperus virginiana L.

FL-USFS Fact Sheet

Forestry Images

MO-MBG Kemper Center for Home Gardening

NC-Plant Fact Sheets

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OK-Noble Foundation Plant Image Gallery

TX-Image Archive of Central Texas Plants

TX-Texas Native Plants Database

The Nature Conservancy: Wildland Weeds Management & Research Program

VA-Virginia Tech Dendrology

WI-Landscape Plants of the Upper Midwest U.S.

 
 
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