OF THE CAROLINAS & GEORGIA

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Gymnosperms (non-flowering plants): Conifers: Cupressales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Juniperus communis var. depressa   FAMILY Cupressaceae   Go to FSUS key



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Juniperus communis var. depressa   FAMILY Cupressaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America

Juniperus communis var. depressa

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 018-03-001:

Juniperus communis var. depressa   FAMILY Cupressaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Juniperus sibirica

 

COMMON NAME:
Ground Juniper, Mountain Juniper, Common Juniper


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image of Juniperus communis var. depressa, Ground Juniper, Mountain Juniper, Common Juniper

Manual of the Trees of North America (Exclusive of Mexico) (Sargent, 1905)    mtna_i_112

        

image of Juniperus communis var. depressa, Ground Juniper, Mountain Juniper, Common Juniper

JK Marlow    jkm120815_832

August    Haywood County    NC

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Leaves all needlelike, spreading from twig, with 1 broad white band on 1 side, per Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004).


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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Juniperus communis var. depressa   FAMILY Cupressaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Juniperus communis var. depressa   FAMILY Cupressaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Juniperus communis var. depressa

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 018-03-001:
Juniperus communis var. depressa   FAMILY Cupressaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Juniperus sibirica

 

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775

Shrub
Perennial
Dioecious

Habitat: In thin soil around rock outcrops on mountain summits and Piedmont monadnocks and rocky bluffs (in GA and NC), high elevation old fields (in VA), xeric Coastal Plain sandhills (in SC and VA), per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Rare

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IS THE PLANT "ARMED"?
Leaves spine-tipped

LEAVES:
Evergreen
Whorls of 3, or opposite

"FLOWER":
Spring
Unisexual

FRUIT:
Blue or black
Berry-like cone

 

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