 | Juniperus communis var. depressa Pursh 1814Common NamesTaxonomic notesSyn: Juniperus communis subsp. depressa (Pursh) Franco (1).Description"Shrubs prostrate or low with ascending branchlet tips (occasionally spreading shrubs to 3 m, rarely small trees to 10 m). Leaves upturned, to 15 ยด 1.6 mm, rarely spreading, linear, glaucous stomatal band about as wide as each green marginal band, apex acute and mucronate to acuminate. Seed cones 6-9 mm, shorter than leaves. 2n = 22" (1).RangeCanada: all provinces and territories; USA: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin and Wyoming. Found at 0-2800 m elevation on rocky soil, slopes, and summits (1).Big TreeOldestDendrochronologyEthnobotanyObservationsRemarksLarger individuals (to 10 m) have been misidentified as var. communis (1).Citations(1) Adams, Robert P. in Flora of North America online. |
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