• ABBREVIATION
• SYNONYMS
• NRCS PLANT CODE
• COMMON NAMES
• TAXONOMY
• LIFE FORM
• FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS
• OTHER STATUS
• AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION

ABBREVIATION:

JUNDEP

SYNONYMS:

Juniperus deppeana E. Von Steudal var. sperryi D. Correll [70]

NRCS PLANT CODE:

JUDE2

COMMON NAMES:

alligator juniper
checker-bark juniper

TAXONOMY:

The currently accepted scientific name of alligator juniper is Juniperus deppeana Steud. (Cupressaceae) [70,72,84,129,137]. Varieties and forms of alligator juniper include [1,2,136]:

Juniperus deppeana var. deppeana Juniperus deppeana var. pachyphloea (Torr.) Martinez
Juniperus deppeana var. patoniana (Martinez) T.A. Zanoni
Juniperus deppeana var. robusta Martinez
Juniperus deppeana var. zacatecensis Martinez

These varieties differ with respect to geographic distribution, bark and leaf morphology, and in the composition of volatile oils [1,2,3,136].

Alligator juniper hybridizes with oneseed juniper (J. monosperma) from central Mexico through the Southwest to southern Colorado [53,79]. Redberry juniper (J. pinchotii) is a stabilized hybrid of alligator juniper and oneseed juniper [89,129]. Alligator juniper also hybridizes with Rocky Mountain juniper (J. scopulorum) [53,54,124].

LIFE FORM:

tree

FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS:

No special status

OTHER STATUS:

No entry

AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION:

Tirmenstein, D. (1999, March). Juniperus deppeana. In: Remainder of Citation

Related categories for SPECIES: Juniperus deppeana | Alligator Juniper