Juniperus communis var. depressa L.
dwarf juniper
Cupressaceae (Cypress family)

Introduction to Vascular Plants

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Distribution of Juniperus communis var. depressa
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Species Information

General:
Sprawling, evergreen shrub, 0.5-3.0 m tall; bark very thin, reddish-brown, shredding and scaly.
Leaves:
Needle-like, with whitish channel on upper surface, (5) 7-12 (19) mm long, in whorls of three on stem.
Cones:
Seed cones fleshy, berrylike, egg-shaped to globose, 6-9 mm long, green in first year, ripening in second year to bluish black; pollen and seed cones on separate plants.

SourceThe Illustrated Flora of British Columbia

Habitat and Range

Dry slopes and open forests to wet coastal muskeg in the lowland to alpine zones; common throughout BC; circumpolar, N to AK, E to NF and S to CA, AZ, NM, and GA; Eurasia.

SourceThe Illustrated Flora of British Columbia