Biology:Juniperus saltillensis

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Short description: Species of conifer

Juniperus saltillensis
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Gymnospermae
Division: Pinophyta
Class: Pinopsida
Order: Cupressales
Family: Cupressaceae
Genus: Juniperus
Species:
J. saltillensis
Binomial name
Juniperus saltillensis
M. T. Hall

Juniperus saltillensis is a species of conifer in the family Cupressaceae.

The shrub or bushy tree is endemic to northern Mexico, in the states of Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo León, and Zacatecas.

It is sometimes an understorey shrub in pinyon–juniper woodland, or open Madrean pine-oak woodlands or oak woodlands forests. It is found at elevations of 1,800–2,900 metres (5,900–9,500 feet)

See also

  • Sierra Madre Occidental pine-oak forests

References

Wikidata ☰ Q1863053 entry