Cupressaceae
Juniperus

Juniperus horizontalis Moench

First published in Methodus: 699 (1794)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Subarctic America to N. U.S.A. It is a subshrub and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Alaska, Alberta, British Columbia, Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Labrador, Manitoba, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New York, Newfoundland, North Dakota, Northwest Territorie, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Québec, Saskatchewan, South Dakota, Vermont, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Yukon

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Adams, R.P. (2008). Junipers of the World: The genus Juniperus ed. 2: 1-402. Trafford publishing Co., Vancouver.
  • Farjon, A. (2010). A handbook of the world's Conifers 1: 1-526. BRILL, Leiden, Boston.
  • Herkert, J.R. & Ebinger, J.E. (eds.) (2002). Endangered and Threatened Species of Illinois: status and distribution 1: 1-161. Endangered species protection board, Springfield, Illinois.
  • Werier, D. (2017). Catalogue of the Vascular plants of New York state. Memoirs of the Torrey Botanical Club 27: 1-542. New York Botanical Garden.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Adams, R.P. (2008). Junipers of the World: The genus Juniperus ed. 2: 1-402. Trafford publishing Co., Vancouver.
  • Farjon, A. (2010). A handbook of the world's Conifers 1: 1-526. BRILL, Leiden, Boston.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jul 1, 1999 Bourgeau, E. [s.n.] Canada K000088424 No
Jul 1, 1999 Rand, E.L. [s.n.] K000088423 No
Jul 1, 1999 Robinson, B.L.; Schrenk, H., von [34] Canada K000088422 No
Jul 1, 1999 Baldwin, W.K.W. [5769] Canada K000088425 No
Jul 1, 1999 Holdt, F., von [s.n.] K000088430 No
Jul 1, 1999 St. John, H. [1117] Canada K000088415 No
Jul 1, 1999 Adams, R.P. [1897] K000088427 No
Jul 1, 1999 Malt, M.O. [s.n.] Canada K000088431 No
Jul 1, 1999 Adams, R.P. [1900] K000088428 No
Jul 1, 1999 Fernald, M.L.; Bartram, E.B. [6735] Canada K000088429 No
Jul 1, 1999 Knight, W.C. [s.n.] K000088418 No
Jul 1, 1999 Gleason, H.A.; Gleason, H.A., Jr. [227] K000088426 No
Jul 1, 1999 Fernald, M.L.; Wiegand, K.M. [4422] Canada K000088417 No
Jul 1, 1999 Richardson [408] Canada K000075152 Holotype Yes
Jul 1, 1999 Goldie, H. [s.n.] Canada K001090513 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jul 1, 1999 St. John, H. [1116] Canada K000088416 No
Jul 1, 1999 Farr, E.M. [s.n.] Canada K000088413 No
Jul 1, 1999 Moir, T.R.G. [376] Canada K000088419 No
Jul 1, 1999 Farr, E.M. [s.n.] Canada K000088414 No
Jul 1, 1999 Scoggan, H.J.; Baldwin, W.K.W. [8167] Canada K000088421 No
Jul 1, 1999 Went, F.W. [s.n.] K000088420 No
Zuck, M. [s.n.] United States K000088374 No

Sources

  • EDGE Gymnosperms

    • EDGE of Existence (Gymnosperms)
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Living Collection Database

    • Common Names from Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com/

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images