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Juniperus communis var. depressa Pursh

Common juniper (en), Genévrier hémisphérique (fr)

Variety

Gymnosperms > Cupressales > Cupressaceae > Juniperus > Juniperus communis

Characteristics

Shrubs prostrate or low with ascending branchlet tips (occasionally spreading shrubs to 3 m, rarely small trees to 10 m). Leaves upturned, to 15 ´ 1.6 mm, rarely spreading, linear, glaucous stomatal band about as wide as each green marginal band, apex acute and mucronate to acuminate. Seed cones 6--9 mm, shorter than leaves. 2 n = 22.
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A spreading shrub. It grows 1.5 m tall and spreads 6 m across. The leaves are needle like and 18 mm long. They are in rings of 3. They have sharp points. There are both male and female cones. The female cones are fleshy and ripen to dark blue or black. They are 1 cm across.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality dioecy
Pollination anemogamy
Spread endozoochory
Mature width (meter) 4.25 - 5.0
Mature height (meter) 3.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

It is a temperate plant.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-9

Usage

The fresh or dried berries are used to add flavour to meat.
Uses -
Edible fruits
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings. Seeds needs soaking.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) 30 - 180
Germination temperacture (C°) 7 - 10
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment soaking
Minimum temperature (C°) -40
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

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Distribution

Juniperus communis var. depressa world distribution map, present in Canada, France, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:132467-2
WFO ID wfo-0000355899
COL ID 5PKVM
BDTFX ID 36786
INPN ID 147937
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Juniperus depressa Juniperus canadensis Sabina multiova Juniperus communis var. depressa Juniperus communis var. canadensis Juniperus communis subsp. depressa Juniperus communis var. intermedia Juniperus depressa Juniperus intermedia
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