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New World species. Additional species. Ecology. Cultivation. Toxicity. Uses. Ethnic and herbal use. General use. References. Further reading. External links. Junipers are coniferous trees and shrubs in the genus Juniperus ( / dʒuːˈnɪpərəs / joo-NIH-pər-əs) [1] of the cypress family Cupressaceae.
- Juniperus Communis
Juniperus communis, the common juniper, is a species of...
- Juniperus Chinensis
Juniperus chinensis, the Chinese juniper (圆柏, 桧) is a...
- Juniperus Occidentalis
Description. Juniperus occidentalis is a shrub or small tree...
- Juniperus Virginiana
Juniperus virginiana, also known as eastern redcedar, red...
- Juniper (Disambiguation)
The juniper (Juniperus) is a type of shrub and tree in the...
- Juniperus Osteosperma
Juniperus osteosperma (Utah juniper; syn. J. utahensis) is a...
- Juniperus Macrocarpa
Juniperus macrocarpa (large-fruited juniper, syn. J....
- Juniperus Formosana
Juniperus formosana, the Formosan juniper, is a species of...
- Juniperus Drupacea
Juniperus drupacea, the Syrian juniper, is a species of...
- Juniperus scopulorum
Juniperus scopulorum, the Rocky Mountain juniper, is a...
- Juniperus Communis
juniper, (genus Juniperus), genus of about 60 to 70 species of aromatic evergreen trees or shrubs of the cypress family (Cupressaceae), distributed throughout the Northern Hemisphere. A number of species are cultivated as ornamentals and are useful for their timber.
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Facts. Common juniper, including its varieties, has the most extensive worldwide native range of any conifer. Although it attains the stature of a small tree elsewhere in the world, it usually takes the form of a low- spreading shrub in New England.
A juniper berry is the female seed cone produced by the various species of junipers. It is not a true berry but a cone with unusually fleshy and merged scales called a galbulus, which gives it a berry-like appearance.
