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Juniperus osteosperma (Torr.) Little
Utah juniper
       
Symbol:   JUOS  
Group:   Gymnosperm  
Family:   Cupressaceae  
Duration:   Perennial  
Growth Habit:   Tree  
Native Status:  
L48    N



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Synonyms:
Juniperus osteosperma (Torr.) Little

  JUCAO Juniperus californica Carrière ssp. osteosperma (Torr.) E. Murray
  JUCAO2 Juniperus californica Carrière var. osteosperma (Torr.) L.D. Benson
  JUCAU Juniperus californica Carrière var. utahensis Engelm.
  JUKN Juniperus knightii A. Nelson
  JUME7 Juniperus megalocarpa Sudw.
  JUMOK Juniperus monosperma (Engelm.) Sarg. var. knightii (A. Nelson) Lemmon
  JUOCU Juniperus occidentalis Hook. var. utahensis (Engelm.) Kent
  JUUT Juniperus utahensis (Engelm.) Lemmon
  JUUTM Juniperus utahensis (Engelm.) Lemmon var. megalocarpa (Sudw.) Sarg.
  SAOS Sabina osteosperma (Torr.) Antoine
  SAUT3 Sabina utahensis (Engelm.) Rydb.
 

Distribution:
Juniperus osteosperma (Torr.) Little

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USA (AZ, CA, CO, ID, MT, NM, NV, UT, WY)
 

Related Taxa:
Juniperus osteosperma (Torr.) Little

View 17 genera in Cupressaceae, 28 species in Juniperus
 

Classification:
Juniperus osteosperma (Torr.) Little

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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 osteosperma (Torr.) Little – Utah juniper
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Juniperus osteosperma (Torr.) Little

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:
Utah juniper              Protected as a Cactus, Yucca, or Christmas tree
 

More Accounts and Images:
Juniperus osteosperma (Torr.) Little

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 194859.

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 3 propagation protocols from Native Plants Network.
 

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Juniperus osteosperma (Torr.) Little

Arizona: abstract & image of redcedar (Juniperus species)
 
 
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