Biology:Juniperus arizonica

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Short description: Species of plant in the family Cupressaceae

Juniperus arizonica
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Habitat
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Gymnospermae
Division: Pinophyta
Class: Pinopsida
Order: Cupressales
Family: Cupressaceae
Genus: Juniperus
Species:
J. arizonica
Binomial name
Juniperus arizonica
(R.P.Adams) R.P.Adams
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Natural range
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Closeup view of range
Synonyms[1]
  • Juniperus coahuilensis var. arizonica R.P.Adams
  • Juniperus coahuilensis subsp. arizonica (R.P.Adams) Silba

Juniperus arizonica, the Arizona juniper, is a species of conifer in the family Cupressaceae, native to the Sonoran Desert of the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico.[1] It is a shrub or small tree, reaching 8 m (26 ft).[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Juniperus arizonica (R.P.Adams) R.P.Adams" (in en). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/60445108-2. 
  2. Adams, Dr. Robert P. (2014). Junipers of the World: The Genus Juniperus, 4th Edition. p. 80. ISBN 9781490723259. 

Wikidata ☰ Q1258464 entry