Juniperus chinensis var. sargentii

Cupressaceae Juniperus chinensis var. sargentii A.Henry

Etymology
Juniperus refers to the Latin name for junipers.
chinensis refers to China; indicating its habitat.
sargentii refers to a Director of the Arnold Arboretum named C. S. Sargent.

Colloquial Name
Sargent juniper

Subordinate Taxa
There exist 3 subordinate taxa for Juniperus chinensis:

Distribution

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TDWG Codes
3, 31, KHA, KUR, PRM, SAK, 36, CHM, CHM-HJ, CHM-JL, 38, JAP, JAP-HK, JAP-HN, JAP-KY, JAP-SH

Habitat
The natural habitats for Juniperus chinensis var. sargentii are temperate forests, temperate shrublands. It is naturally found at an elevation of at least 2400 up to 2400 metres. There are no conifers associated with Juniperus chinensis var. sargentii that are known of.

USDA Hardiness zone – 4
Juniperus chinensis var. sargentii is hardy to USDA Zone 4 (Bannister & Neuner, 2001), meaning its frost tolerance lies somewhere in the range of -34.4C (-30F) to 28.9C (-20F).

Species Continuity
The population trend for Juniperus chinensis var. sargentii is unknown. There are no known threats for Juniperus chinensis var. sargentii.

IUCN Category – LC
According to the IUCN Red List, Juniperus chinensis var. sargentii has been assigned the status of LC(Least Concern). This means that according to the Red List criteria, this species is not qualified as threatened.

Superordinate Taxa
The nearest superordinate taxon for Juniperus chinensis is Sect. Sabina. The coordinate taxa for Juniperus chinensis are therefore:

Juniperus chinensis var. sargentii is further placed under Cupressoideae. Juniperus chinensis var. sargentii is also placed under Cupressaceae.