Juniperus rigida var. conferta (Parl.) Patschke

Variety

Gymnosperms > Cupressales > Cupressaceae > Juniperus > Juniperus rigida

Characteristics

A small shrub with creeping stems. It grows 25-30 cm high and spreads 90-120 cm wide. The stems have raised tips. The leaves are needle-like and densely cloth the stems. They are grey-green to bright green. The fruit are berry like and purplish black. They have a light bloom.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality dioecy
Pollination anemogamy
Spread endozoochory
Mature width (meter) 1.5
Mature height (meter) 0.23 - 0.25
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) 0.5
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months
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AprMayJun
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

It is a temperate plant. It is frost hardy. It suits hardiness zones 5-9. Arboretum Tasmania. Burnie Rhodo garden.
More
Sandy seashores, forming dense, spreading mats of shrubby vegetation covering old beaches and dunes.
Light 5-7
Soil humidity 3-6
Soil texture 3-6
Soil acidity 3-9
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-8

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible fruits seeds
Therapeutic use Diuretic (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°) -25
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Juniperus rigida var. conferta world distribution map, present in Japan

Conservation status

Juniperus rigida var. conferta threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77078637-1
WFO ID wfo-0000507482
COL ID 5J6M3
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Juniperus litoralis Juniperus conferta Juniperus rigida subsp. conferta Juniperus rigida subsp. litoralis Juniperus rigida var. conferta Juniperus rigida var. litoralis Juniperus coreana Juniperus juniperus subsp. litoralis