Juniperus flaccida var. flaccida Endl.

Variety

Gymnosperms > Cupressales > Cupressaceae > Juniperus > Juniperus flaccida

Characteristics

Trees dioecious, to 12 m, single-stemmed to 1--2 m; crown globose. Bark cinnamon to reddish brown or gray to reddish brown, exfoliating in broad interlaced fibrous strips, that of small branchlets (5--10 mm diam.) smooth, that of larger branchlets exfoliating in wide strips or plates. Branches drooping; branchlets flaccid, 3--4-sided in cross section, ca. 2/3 or less as wide as length of scalelike leaves. Leaves green, abaxial gland variable, elongate, conspicuous, exudate absent, margins appearing entire at 20´ but with irregular teeth at 40´; whip leaves 4--6 mm, not glaucous adaxially; scalelike leaves 1.5--2 mm, overlapping by 1/4--1/5 their length, apex rounded to acuminate, spreading. Seed cones maturing in 1 year, of 1 size, with straight to curved peduncles, globose, 9--20 mm, tan-brown to brownish purple when mature, glaucous, obscurely woody, with (4--)6--10(--13) seeds. Seeds 5--6 mm.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality dioecy
Pollination anemogamy
Spread -
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Mature height (meter) 12.0
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light -
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Usage

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Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 30 - 180
Germination temperacture (C°) 7 - 10
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment soaking
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Conservation status

Juniperus flaccida var. flaccida threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77171298-1
WFO ID wfo-0001301531
COL ID 5PKWT
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Juniperus gracilis Juniperus flaccida var. flaccida