PLANTS Profile for Juniperus californica (California juniper)

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PLANTS Profile

Juniperus californica Carrière
California juniper

Symbol:

JUCA7

Group:

Gymnosperm

Family:

Cupressaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Tree
Shrub

Native Status:

L48

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©J.S. Peterson. USDA NRCS NPDC. United States, CA, Berkeley, Regional Parks Botanic Garden at Tilden. June 5, 2003. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.

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Juniperus californica Carrière

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Synonyms:
Juniperus californica Carrière

	JUCE	Juniperus cedrosiana Kellogg
	JUCE2	Juniperus cerrosianus Kellogg
	JUPY2	Juniperus pyriformis Lindl.
	SACA29	Sabina californica (Carrière) Antoine

Distribution:
Juniperus californica Carrière


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USA (AZ, CA, NV)

Related Taxa:
Juniperus californica Carrière

View 17 genera in Cupressaceae, 28 species in Juniperus

Classification:
Juniperus californica Carrière

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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 californica Carrière – California juniper

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Juniperus californica Carrière

This plant is 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:
California juniper		Protected as a Cactus, Yucca, or Christmas tree

More Accounts and Images:
Juniperus californica Carrière

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 194816.

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).

Time Generated: 10/25/2008 12:19 AM MDT