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

ABBREVIATION:

JUNCOM

SYNONYMS:

Juniperus communis spp. alpina (Smith) Celakovsky [135]
Juniperus communis ssp. nana (Willd.) Syme [64]

NRCS PLANT CODE:

JUCO6
JUCOD
JUCOM
JUCOM2

COMMON NAMES:

common juniper
dwarf juniper
prostrate juniper
mountain common juniper
old field common juniper
ground juniper

TAXONOMY:

The currently accepted scientific name of common juniper is Juniperus communis L. (Cupressaceae) [45,47,54,67,135,136,]. A number of varieties have been described. At least 150 common names, based primarily on the naming of clones as varieties, have been given to common juniper [48]. Commonly recognized North American varieties include:

Juniperus communis var. depressa Pursh [33,47,67,103,136,137]
Juniperus communis var. megistocarpa Fern & St. John [67,108]
Juniperus communis var. montana Ait. [67]

LIFE FORM:

Tree, shrub

FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS:

No special status

OTHER STATUS:

Common juniper is listed as a species of state concern in South Carolina [119]. Juniperus communis var. depressa is state-ranked as extremely rare in Virginia [133].

AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION:

Tirmenstein, D. (1999, November). Juniperus communis. In: Remainder of Citation

Related categories for SPECIES: Juniperus communis | Common Juniper