Introductory
SPECIES: Juniperus silicicola | Southern Redcedar 



ABBREVIATION : 
JUNSIL

SYNONYMS : 
   Juniperus virginiana var. silicicola (Small) Bailey
   J. v. var bermudiana Vassey
   J. lacayana Britt.
   J. bermudiana L.
   J. barbadensis L.
   Sabina silicicola Small


SCS PLANT CODE : 
   JUSI


COMMON NAMES : 
   southern redcedar
   redcedar
   sand cedar
   coast juniper
   eastern redcedar


TAXONOMY : 
The accepted scientific name for southern redcedar is Juniperus
silicicola (Small) Bailey [13,14,34].  However, a number of authors of
recent publications [1,4,5,6,12,17] contend that this entity is better
treated as J. virginiana var. silicicola.  Adams [1], who did a
multivariate analysis of morphological and chemical characteristics,
found that such analysis failed to separate the coastal populations
(silicicola) on the basis of scale leaf length, pollen cone length,
ovulate cone size, and twig size (characters used to distinguish
silicicola from virginiana).  Furthermore, although multivariate
analysis of terpenoid profiles gives discrete status to adjoining inland
and coastal groups, these groups are very close.  The coastal
populations tend to have cinnamon-colored rather than brownish bark, and
a rounded rather than pyramidal crown.  Also, eastern redcedar will
naturally hybridize with southern redcedar [15]


LIFE FORM : 
Tree

FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS : 
No special status

OTHER STATUS : 



COMPILED BY AND DATE : 
Janet Sullivan, January 1993


LAST REVISED BY AND DATE : 
NO-ENTRY


AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION : 
Sullivan, Janet. 1993. Juniperus silicicola. In: Remainder of Citation

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