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SPECIES: Juniperus occidentalis | Western Juniper

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

SYNONYMS:

Juniperus occidentalis ssp. australis (Vasek) A. Holmgren & N. Holmgren
Juniperus occidentalis ssp. occidentalis [40,98]

The scientific name of western juniper is Juniperus occidentalis Hook. (Cupressaceae) [44,45,53]. The following varieties of western juniper are recognized:

J. occidentalis var. australis (Vasek) A. Holmgren & N. Holmgren (Sierra juniper) [44,106]
J. occidentalis var. occidentalis

Western juniper may hybridize with Utah juniper (J. osteosperma) where the two species occur together in northwestern Nevada east of California's Warner Mountains. Relict individuals in the White Mountains of California may also be hybrids of western and Utah juniper [22].

Related categories for SPECIES: Juniperus occidentalis | Western Juniper


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INTRODUCTORY

ABBREVIATION:

SYNONYMS:

NRCS PLANT CODE:

COMMON NAMES:

TAXONOMY:

LIFE FORM:

FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS:

OTHER STATUS:

AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION:

Related categories for SPECIES: Juniperus occidentalis | Western Juniper