PLANTS Profile for Juniperus communis var. depressa (common juniper)

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PLANTS Profile

Juniperus communis L. var. depressa Pursh
common juniper

Symbol:

JUCOD

Group:

Gymnosperm

Family:

Cupressaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Tree
Shrub

Native Status:

L48		N
AK		N
CAN		N
SPM		N

More Information:

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Juniperus communis L. var. depressa Pursh

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Synonyms:
Juniperus communis L. var. depressa Pursh

	JUCA13	Juniperus canadensis Lodd. ex Burgsd.
	JUCOD2	Juniperus communis L. ssp. depressa (Pursh) Franco
	JUDE4	Juniperus depressa (Pursh) Raf.

Distribution:
Juniperus communis L. var. depressa Pursh


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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AK, AL, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DE, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY), CAN (AB, BC, LB, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, NU, ON, PE, QC, SK, YT), FRA (SPM)

Related Taxa:
Juniperus communis L. var. depressa Pursh

View 17 genera in Cupressaceae, 28 species in Juniperus, 4 varieties in Juniperus communis L.

Classification:
Juniperus communis L. var. depressa Pursh

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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 communis L. – common juniper
Variety	Juniperus communis L. var. depressa Pursh – common juniper

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Juniperus communis L. var. depressa Pursh

This plant and the related entitiesitalicized and indented below are listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Illinois:
Juniperus communis
common juniper		Threatened
Indiana:
Juniperus communis
ground juniper		Rare
Kentucky:
ground juniper		Threatened
Maryland:
Juniperus communis
juniper		Endangered, Extirpated
Ohio:
Juniperus communis
ground juniper		Endangered

More Accounts and Images:
Juniperus communis L. var. depressa Pursh

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

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 528646.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

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

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

Time Generated: 10/27/2008 01:24 PM MDT