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Western juniper
Juniperus occidentalis
About
Juniperus occidentalis, known as the western juniper, is a shrub or tree native to the Western United States, growing in mountains at altitudes of 800–3,000 meters (2,600–9,800 ft) and rarely down to 100 m (330 ft). It is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List because it is a widespread species with an increasing population.
- Family
- Cupressaceae
Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Juniperus occidentalis
- Slug
- juniperus-occidentalis
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Cupressaceae
- Genus
- Juniperus
- Species
- occidentalis
- Wikidata QID
- Q1768629
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 43
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