Juniperus communis

Classification	Gymnosperms
Family	Cupressaceae
Family (Traditional)	Cupressaceae
Genus	Juniperus
Species:	Juniperus communis
Common Name
Growth Habit	**
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics
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Status
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** Not applicable or data not available.

Subspecies and Varieties

Juniperus communis Pursh var. depressa

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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Ecoregions

Southeastern Plains
- Blackland Prarie
Blue Ridge Mountains
Ridge and Valley
Cumberland Plateau
Cumberland Mountains
Allegheny Plateau

Interior Plateau
- Bluegrass Region
- Nashville Basin
- Pennyroyal Karst Plain
- Western Highland Rim
- Eastern Highland Rim

Interior River Valleys and Hills
- Shawnee / Caseyville Hills
Mississippi Alluvial Plain
Mississippi Valley Loess Plains
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Synonyms

Synonym	Full Citation
Juniperus communis var. suecica	Juniperus communis var. suecica

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Fayette (KY), Menifee (KY), Pulaski (KY), Greene (TN), Hamilton (TN), Knox (TN), Meigs (TN), Scott (TN), Washington (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: BEREA, EKY, ETSU, MEM, TENN, UCHT

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1936 - 1996

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
31234100028313	Menifee	Kentucky	06 Apr 1996	Timothy J. Weckman 2505	EKY Juniperus communis
31234100028321	Pulaski	Kentucky	17 Jun 1987	Max E. Medley 16683	EKY Juniperus communis
MEM001871	Fayette	Kentucky	03 Jan 1962	Elizabeth M. Browne, Edward T. Browne Jr. 5012	MEM Juniperus communis
TENN-V-0012314	Knox	Tennessee	21 Oct 1936	J. K. U. 4582	TENN Juniperus communis
TENN-V-0012313	Scott	Tennessee			TENN Juniperus communis
BEREA000754	Menifee	Kentucky	00 Aug 1991	Julian Campbell N/A	BEREA Juniperus communis
31234100028305	Menifee	Kentucky	06 Apr 1996	Timothy J. Weckman 2505	EKY Juniperus communis
ETSU000999	Washington	Tennessee			ETSU Juniperus communis
UCHT003582	Meigs	Tennessee	15 Apr 1979	Mike Hale	UCHT Juniperus communis
UCHT003583	Hamilton	Tennessee	09 Apr 1983	Bob Hewitt	UCHT Juniperus communis
TENN-V-0012311	Greene	Tennessee			TENN Juniperus communis
TENN-V-0012312	Knox	Tennessee	01 Dec 1949	Frank Woods 15027	TENN Juniperus communis

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