Spermatophytes (seed plants): Gymnosperms (non-flowering plants): Conifers: Cupressales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Juniperus communis var. depressa
FAMILY
Cupressaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Juniperus communis var. depressa
FAMILY
Cupressaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 018-03-001:
Juniperus communis var. depressa
FAMILY
Cupressaceae
COMMON NAME:
Ground Juniper, Mountain Juniper, Common Juniper
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August Haywood County NC
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Leaves all needlelike, spreading from twig, w 1 broad white band on 1 side, per Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide.
COMPARE
conifers (not including Pines)
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Juniperus communis var. depressa
FAMILY
Cupressaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Juniperus communis var. depressa
FAMILY
Cupressaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 018-03-001:
Juniperus communis var. depressa
FAMILY
Cupressaceae
775
Shrub
Perennial
Dioecious
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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
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IS THE PLANT "ARMED"?
Leaves spine-tipped
LEAVES:
Evergreen
Whorls of 3, or opposite
"FLOWER":
Spring
FRUIT:
Blue or black
Berry-like cone
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Landscaping with Native Trees p134?
- Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast p051
- Trees of the Southeastern United States p043?
- Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge p03?
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide p182