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Juniperus communis var. kelleyi
Kelley's juniper
Cupressaceae (Cypress family)

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Species Information

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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.

Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia

Habitat / 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.

Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia

Ecology

Ecological Framework for Juniperus communis var. kelleyi

The table below shows the species-specific information calculated from
original data (BEC database) provided by the BC Ministry of Forests and Range.
(Updated August, 2013)
Site Information
 Value / Class

Minimum

Average

Maximum
Elevation (metres) 6 1294 2854
Slope Gradient (%) 0 29 244
Aspect (degrees)
[0 - N; 90 - E; 180 - S; 270 - W] 		0 189 360
Soil Moisture Regime (SMR)
[0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic;
8 - hydric] 		0 2 8
Modal Nutrient Regime
Class		 C
Number of field plots
 species was recorded in:		 5370
Modal BEC Zone Class
 ESSF
All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in: AT(62), BAFA(27), BG(26), BWBS(204), CMA(17), CWH(99), ESSF(1166), ICH(364), IDF(1161), IMA(15), MH(13), MS(1101), PP(59), SBPS(298), SBS(330), SWB(149)

Taxonomic and Nomenclatural Links

Flora North America treatment for Cupressaceae
 Flora North America treatment for Juniperus communis
Genetic information (NCBI Taxonomy Database)
 International Plant Names Index
 Taxonomic Information from the World Flora Online
 Integrated Taxonomic Information System

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General References

Google Scholar Search
Family References
 General Botanical References for BC
Recommended citation: Author, Date. Page title. In Klinkenberg, Brian. (Editor) 2020. E-Flora BC: Electronic Atlas of the Plants of British Columbia [eflora.bc.ca]. Lab for Advanced Spatial Analysis, Department of Geography, University of British Columbia, Vancouver. [Accessed: 2025-11-08 2:42:00 PM ]
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