PLANTS Profile for Juniperus occidentalis var. occidentalis (western juniper)

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PLANTS Profile

Juniperus occidentalis Hook. var. occidentalis
western juniper

Symbol:

JUOCO

Group:

Gymnosperm

Family:

Cupressaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Tree

Native Status:

L48

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Photo of Juniperus occidentalis Hook. var. occidentalis

©Susan McDougall. The Flora of Mt. Adams. United States, WA, Juniper Dunes National Monument. May 20, 2003. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.

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Juniperus occidentalis Hook. var. occidentalis

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Synonyms:
Juniperus occidentalis Hook. var. occidentalis

	JUCAS2	Juniperus californica Carrière var. siskiyouensis L.F. Hend.
	SAOC9	Sabina occidentalis (Hook.) A. Heller

Distribution:
Juniperus occidentalis Hook. var. occidentalis


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

Related Taxa:
Juniperus occidentalis Hook. var. occidentalis

View 17 genera in Cupressaceae, 28 species in Juniperus, 2 varieties in Juniperus occidentalis Hook.

Classification:
Juniperus occidentalis Hook. var. occidentalis

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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
Variety	Juniperus occidentalis Hook. var. occidentalis – western juniper

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Juniperus occidentalis Hook. var. occidentalis

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:
Oregon western juniper		Protected as a Cactus, Yucca, or Christmas tree

More Accounts and Images:
Juniperus occidentalis Hook. var. occidentalis

View photographs from CalPhotos.

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 194856.

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

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Juniperus occidentalis Hook. var. occidentalis

Silvics of North America

Time Generated: 10/27/2008 02:58 AM MDT