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Juniperus procumbens (Endl.) Siebold ex Miq.

Creeping juniper (en)

Species

Gymnosperms > Cupressales > Cupressaceae > Juniperus

Characteristics

Shrubs procumbent, to 70 cm; branches creeping, much elongated, leading shoots and branchlets ascending. Leaves in whorls of 3, all needlelike, unequal in length, 6-8 mm, rigid, slightly concave adaxially, with 2 white stomatal bands adaxially, base decurrent apex sharply pointed. Pollen cones not seen. Seed cones black when ripe, glaucous, subglobose, 8-9 mm in diam., 2-or 3-seeded. Seeds ca. 4 mm, ridged.
Life form annual
Growth form shrub
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality dioecy
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 1.5
Mature height (meter) 1.6
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) 0.6
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months
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Fruit color -
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 4-6
Soil humidity 2-7
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

Uses -
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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Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Juniperus procumbens unspecified picture

Distribution

Juniperus procumbens world distribution map, present in China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1143504-2
WFO ID wfo-0000355730
COL ID 6NFZZ
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Juniperus procumbens Sabina procumbens Juniperus chinensis f. japonica Juniperus chinensis f. alba Juniperus chinensis var. procumbens Sabina chinensis var. procumbens Juniperus japonica var. alba Juniperus japonica var. aurea-variegata Juniperus japonica
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