Juniperus monticola

Cupressaceae Juniperus monticola Martínez

Etymology
Juniperus refers to the Latin name for junipers.
monticola refers to ‘from the mountains’; indicating its habitat.

Colloquial Name
Mexican juniper

Distribution

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TDWG Codes
7, 79, MXC, MXC-DF, MXC-ME, MXC-PU, MXE, MXE-NL, MXE-SL, MXG, MXG-VC, MXS, MXS-JA, MXS-MI, MXS-GR, 8, 80, GUA

Habitat
The natural habitats for Juniperus monticola are temperate forests, rocky areas, subtropical/tropical high altitude shrublands. It is naturally found at an elevation of at least 4700 up to 4700 metres. Other conifers associated with Juniperus monticola are:

USDA Hardiness zone – 7
Juniperus monticola is hardy to USDA Zone 7 (Bannister & Neuner, 2001), meaning its frost tolerance lies somewhere in the range of -17.8C (0F) to -12.2C (10F).

Species Continuity
The population trend for Juniperus monticola is stable. There are no known threats for Juniperus monticola.

IUCN Category – LC
According to the IUCN Red List, Juniperus monticola 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 monticola is Sect. Sabina. The coordinate taxa for Juniperus monticola are therefore:

Juniperus monticola is further placed under Cupressoideae. Juniperus monticola is also placed under Cupressaceae.