PLANTS Profile for Juniperus occidentalis (western juniper)

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PLANTS Profile

Juniperus occidentalis Hook.
western juniper

Symbol:

JUOC

Group:

Gymnosperm

Family:

Cupressaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Tree

Native Status:

L48

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Steve Hurst. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. United States, WA. Usage Requirements.

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Juniperus occidentalis Hook.

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Distribution:
Juniperus occidentalis Hook.


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USA (CA, ID, NV, OR, WA)

Related Taxa:
Juniperus occidentalis Hook.

View 17 genera in Cupressaceae, 28 species in Juniperus or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Juniperus occidentalis var. australis
western juniper

Juniperus occidentalis var. occidentalis
western juniper

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Juniperus occidentalis Hook.

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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 occidentalis Hook. – western juniper

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Juniperus occidentalis Hook.

The related entities italicized 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.

Nevada:
Juniperus occidentalis var. australis
Sierra western juniper		Protected as a Cactus, Yucca, or Christmas tree
Juniperus occidentalis var. occidentalis
Oregon western juniper		Protected as a Cactus, Yucca, or Christmas tree

More Accounts and Images:
Juniperus occidentalis Hook.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

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 from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 194855.

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

View 1 propagation protocol from Native Plants Network.

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

Related Web Sites:
Juniperus occidentalis Hook.

Silvics of North America

Time Generated: 10/03/2008 11:08 PM MDT