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Juniperus communis L., 1753

Common names

  • 🇬🇧 Common Juniper
  • 🇫🇷 Genévrier commun, Genièvre, Peteron

Taxonomy

  • Kingdom: Plantae
  • Clade: Tracheophytes
  • Clade: Gymnosperms
  • Class: Pinopsida
  • Subclass : Cupressidae
  • Order: Cupressales
  • Family: Cupressaceae
  • Subfamily: Cupressoideae
  • Tribe: Cupresseae
  • Genus: Juniperus
  • Species: Juniperus communis

Presence

Present.

Conservation status

  • Red List (Metropolitan France): LC Least Concern
  • Red List (Europe): LC Least Concern

Notes

The following infraspecific taxa are accepted:

  • J. communis var. charlottensis R.P.Adams, 2008;
  • J. communis var. communis L., 1753, P;
  • J. communis var. depressa Pursh, 1813;
  • J. communis var. hemisphaerica (J.Presl & C.Presl) Parl., 1868;
  • J. communis var. kamchatkensis R.P.Adams, 2012;
  • J. communis var. kelleyi R.P.Adams, 2013;
  • J. communis var. megistocarpa Fernald & H.St.John, 1921;
  • J. communis var. nipponica (Maxim.) E.H.Wilson, 1916;
  • J. communis var. saxatilis Pall., 1789, P.

Photographs

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Juniperus communis - Mature and immature female cones
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Juniperus communis - Immature female cones
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Juniperus communis - Mature female cones
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Juniperus communis - Male cones
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Juniperus communis - Female individual
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Juniperus communis - Female individual
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Juniperus communis - Male individual
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Juniperus communis - Leaves, female individual
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Juniperus communis - Leaves, male individual
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Juniperus communis - Young leaves
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Juniperus communis - Bark

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