Cupressaceae Juniperus procumbens (Siebold ex Endl.) Miq.
Etymology
Juniperus refers to the Latin name for junipers.
procumbens refers to ‘laying’; indicating its growth habit.
Colloquial Name
Creeping juniper
Distribution
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TDWG Codes
3, 38, JAP, JAP-KY, NNS, OGA
Habitat
The natural habitats for Juniperus procumbens are rocky areas, subtropical/tropical high altitude shrublands. The natural elevation is unknown. There are no conifers associated with Juniperus procumbens that are known of.
USDA Hardiness zone – 8
Juniperus procumbens is hardy to USDA Zone 8 (Bannister & Neuner, 2001), meaning its frost tolerance lies somewhere in the range of -12.2C (10F) to -6.7C (20F).
Species Continuity
The population trend for Juniperus procumbens is unknown. There are no known threats for Juniperus procumbens.
IUCN Category – LC
According to the IUCN Red List, Juniperus procumbens 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 procumbens is Sect. Sabina. The coordinate taxa for Juniperus procumbens are therefore:
- Juniperus angosturana
- Juniperus arizonica
- Juniperus ashei
- Juniperus barbadensis
- Juniperus bermudiana
- Juniperus blancoi
- Juniperus californica
- Juniperus chinensis
- Juniperus coahuilensis
- Juniperus comitana
- Juniperus convallium
- Juniperus deppeana
- Juniperus durangensis
- Juniperus excelsa
- Juniperus flaccida
- Juniperus foetidissima
- Juniperus gamboana
- Juniperus komarovii
- Juniperus gracilior
- Juniperus horizontalis
- Juniperus indica
- Juniperus jaliscana
- Juniperus monosperma
- Juniperus monticola
- Juniperus occidentalis
- Juniperus osteosperma
- Juniperus phoenicea
- Juniperus pinchotii
- Juniperus pingii
- Juniperus procera
- Juniperus przewalskii
- Juniperus pseudosabina
- Juniperus recurva
- Juniperus sabina
- Juniperus saltillensis
- Juniperus saltuaria
- Juniperus saxicola
- Juniperus scopulorum
- Juniperus semiglobosa
- Juniperus squamata
- Juniperus standleyi
- Juniperus thurifera
- Juniperus tibetica
- Juniperus virginiana
Juniperus procumbens is further placed under Cupressoideae. Juniperus procumbens is also placed under Cupressaceae.
Cultivars
‘Bonin Isles’, ‘Filip’s Goldfield’, ‘Golden’, ‘Kishiogima’, ‘Nana’, ‘Nana Broom’, ‘Santa Rosa’
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