Common Juniper
Juniperus communis var. saxatilis
Synonyms: Juniperus alpina, Juniperus communis ssp. alpina, Juniperus communis ssp. jackii, Juniperus communis ssp. montana, Juniperus communis ssp. nana, Juniperus communis ssp. saxatilis, Juniperus communis var. alpina, Juniperus communis var. jackii, Juniperus communis var. montana, Juniperus communis var. sibirica, Juniperus nana, Juniperus sibirica
Whitebark pine and a large mat of the low growing conifer, common juniper as seen on slopes above Timberline Lodge, Mt. Hood, OR...........October 19, 2010.
Common juniper bearing fruits as seen atop Sunrise Peak in the Dark Divide, Gifford Pinchot National Forest..........September 12, 2014.
Common juniper as seen growing across rock along the Pacific Crest Trail #2000 about one mile north of Chinook Pass, Wenatchee National Forest..........August 25, 2014.
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Common juniper as seen along the trail about one-half mile west of Lookout Mountain, Badger Creek Wilderness......July 17, 2016. The photo at right shows a close-up of the pollen cones. Considered var. jackii in Oregon because of the broad, glaucous stomatal bands in each leaf.
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Common juniper seen atop of Red Mountain (next to the base of the lookout tower), Indian Heaven Wilderness.........Oct. 31, 2017. In Washington, this would be considered var. montana due to the broad, glaucous stomatal band in each leaf.
Common juniper with ripening fruits as seen at a bald along the Pacific Crest Trail #2000 about 2 miles uphill to the northeast of Forest Road #68, Gifford Pinchot National Forest.........September 4, 2016. This is variety jackii because the stomatal band on each needle-like leaf is 3-4 times as broad as the adjacent, lateral green margins.
Common juniper growing amidst beargrass and lodgepole pines along the Loowit Trail #216 at the northern edge of upper Sheep Canyon, Mount Saint Helens National Volcanic Monument..........October 19, 2014.
Common juniper (possibly var. depressa) as seen atop Tiffany Mountain, Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest.......July 27, 2018.
Paul Slichter