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Juniperus  L.
Taxonomic Serial No.: 18047

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Plantae  
  Taxonomic Rank: Genus  
  Synonym(s):    
  Common Name(s): juniper [English]
  
    cedar [English]
  
    cedro [Spanish]
  
    redcedar [English]
  
    sabino
 
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: accepted  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: partial   
  Latest Record Review: 2010   
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomPlantae  – plantes, Planta, Vegetal, plants  
    SubkingdomViridiplantae  – green plants  
       InfrakingdomStreptophyta  – land plants  
          SuperdivisionEmbryophyta   
             DivisionTracheophyta  – vascular plants, tracheophytes  
                SubdivisionSpermatophytina  – spermatophytes, seed plants, phanérogames  
                   ClassPinopsida  – conifers  
                      SubclassPinidae   
                         OrderPinales  – pines  
                            FamilyCupressaceae  – cypress, redwood  
                               GenusJuniperus L. – juniper, cedar, cedro, redcedar, sabino  
    Direct Children:  
                                  Species Juniperus angosturana R.P. Adams – oneseed juniper 
                                  Species Juniperus ashei J. Buchholz – Ashe juniper, enebro de monte, Ashe's juniper 
                                  Species Juniperus bermudiana L. – Bermuda cedar 
                                  Species Juniperus californica Carrière – enebro de california, California juniper 
                                  Species Juniperus cedrus Webb & Berthel. – Canary Islands juniper 
                                  Species Juniperus chinensis L. – Chinese juniper 
                                  Species Juniperus coahuilensis (Martínez) Gaussen ex R.P. Adams – redberry juniper 
                                  Species Juniperus communis L. – dwarf juniper, common juniper, genévrier commun 
                                  Species Juniperus conferta Parl. – shore juniper 
                                  Species Juniperus deppeana Steud. – alligator juniper, enebro chino, checker bark juniper 
                                  Species Juniperus drupacea Labill. – Syrian juniper 
                                  Species Juniperus excelsa M. Bieb. – Grecian juniper, Crimean juniper 
                                  Species Juniperus X fassettii B. Boivin – Fassett's juniper 
                                  Species Juniperus flaccida Schltdl. – drooping juniper, enebro liso 
                                  Species Juniperus foetidissima Willd. – stinking juniper 
                                  Species Juniperus horizontalis Moench – creeping juniper, genévrier horizontal, creeping-cedar, Waukegan juniper 
                                  Species Juniperus macrocarpa Sm. – plum juniper, large-berried juniper 
                                  Species Juniperus monosperma (Engelm.) Sarg. – oneseed juniper, enebro de sombra 
                                  Species Juniperus occidentalis Hook. – western juniper 
                                  Species Juniperus osteosperma (Torr.) Little – Utah juniper 
                                  Species Juniperus oxycedrus L. – cade juniper, enebro de bayas rojas, prickly juniper, redberry juniper 
                                  Species Juniperus phoenicea L. – Phoenician juniper 
                                  Species Juniperus pinchotii Sudw. – Pinchot juniper, enebro de fruto rojo, Pinchot's juniper, redberry juniper 
                                  Species Juniperus polycarpos K. Koch – eastern juniper 
                                  Species Juniperus pseudosabina Fisch. & C.A. Mey. – dwarf black juniper 
                                  Species Juniperus rigida Siebold & Zucc. – temple juniper, needle juniper 
                                  Species Juniperus sabina L. – savin 
                                  Species Juniperus scopulorum Sarg. – enebro riparío, Rocky Mountain juniper 
                                  Species Juniperus squamata Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don – scaly-leaf Nepal juniper, flaky juniper, single-seed juniper 
                                  Species Juniperus virginiana L. – eastern red-cedar, genévrier rouge, red cedar juniper, eastern redcedar 
                                  Species Juniperus wallichiana Hook. f. & Thomson ex Brandis – black juniper 
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
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  Other Source(s):    
  Source: Gymnosperms of North America Update, database (version 2010)  
  Acquired: 2010   
  Notes: Updated for ITIS by the Flora of North America Expertise Network, in connection with an update for USDA PLANTS (2007-2010)   
  Reference for: Juniperus   
       
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Juniperus   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 4.0.4)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
  Reference for: Juniperus   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 5.1.1)  
  Acquired: 2000   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
  Reference for: Juniperus   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Watson, Frank D., and James E. Eckenwalder  
  Publication Date: 1993   
  Article/Chapter Title: Cupressaceae Bartlett: Redwood or Cypress Family   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Flora of North America North of Mexico, vol. 2: Pteridophytes and Gymnosperms   
  Page(s): 399-422   
  Publisher: Oxford University Press   
  Publication Place: New York, New York, USA   
  ISBN/ISSN: 0-19-508242-7   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Juniperus   
       

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