Juniperus foetidissima Willd.

Stinking juniper (en), Genévrier (fr)

Species

Gymnosperms > Cupressales > Cupressaceae > Juniperus

Characteristics

A perennial dioecious evergreen tree. It grows 8.42m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality dioecy
Pollination anemogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 8.42
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) 2.5
Root diameter (meter) 0.5
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Scrubland, Juniperus-Quercus scrub, open pine forest and other coniferous forest, often on limestone crags or rocky slopes, or on serpentine or other base-rich rock, in shallow soils; at elevations from 700-2,000 metres.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

Uses essential oil material medicinal timber wood
Edible seeds
Therapeutic use Cancer (unspecified), Diuretic (unspecified), Fumigant (unspecified), Skin (unspecified), Stomachic (unspecified), Tonic (unspecified), Antipyretics (unspecified)
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°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Juniperus foetidissima habit picture by Sylvain Piry (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Juniperus foetidissima leaf picture by Radosław Urban (cc-by-sa)
Juniperus foetidissima leaf picture by Nikos (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Juniperus foetidissima flower picture by Radosław Urban (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Juniperus foetidissima fruit picture by Sylvain Piry (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Juniperus foetidissima world distribution map, present in Turkmenistan

Conservation status

Juniperus foetidissima threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:262220-1
WFO ID wfo-0000355516
COL ID 6NGHP
BDTFX ID 165603
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Juniperus sabinoides Juniperus foetidissima Juniperus phoenicea Juniperus foetidissima var. pindicola Juniperus foetidissima var. squarrosa Sabina grisebachii Juniperus foetidissima f. squarrosa Sabina foetidissima