Juniperus sabina var. sabina

Cupressaceae Juniperus sabina var. sabina L.

Etymology
Juniperus refers to the Latin name for junipers.
sabina refers to an old French name for junipers, also its foliage and seeds contain a toxin called sabinol.

Colloquial Name
Savin juniper

Subordinate Taxa
There exist 3 subordinate taxa for Juniperus sabina:

Distribution

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TDWG Codes
1, 11, AUT, AUT-AU, AUT-LI, CZE, CZE-CZ, CZE-SL, GER, POL, SWI, 12, FRA, FRA-FR, SPA, SPA-SP, 13, ALB, BUL, GRC, ITA, ITA-IT, KRI, ROM, SIC, SIC-SI, TUE, YUG, YUG-CR, YUG-MA, 14, KRY, RUE, RUS, UKR, UKR-MO, 2, 20, ALG, MOR, MOR-MO, 3, 30, ALT, TVA, WSB, 32, KAZ, KGZ, TKM, 33, NCS, TCS, 34, IRN, TUR, 36, CHI, CHI-NM, CHI-NX, CHM, CHM-HJ, CHN, CHN-GS, CHN-SA, CHQ, CHX, 37, MON

Habitat
The natural habitats for Juniperus sabina var. sabina are temperate forests, temperate grasslands, rocky areas. It is naturally found at an elevation of at least 3000 up to 3000 metres. Other conifers associated with Juniperus sabina var. sabina are:

USDA Hardiness zone – 3
Juniperus sabina var. sabina is hardy to USDA Zone 3 (Bannister & Neuner, 2001), meaning its frost tolerance lies somewhere in the range of -40C (-40F) to -34.4C (-30F).

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

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

Juniperus sabina var. sabina is further placed under Cupressoideae. Juniperus sabina var. sabina is also placed under Cupressaceae.