Juniperus virginiana var. silicicola

Cupressaceae Juniperus virginiana var. silicicola (Small) A.E.Murray

Etymology
Juniperus refers to the Latin name for junipers.
virginiana refers to the US State of Virginia; indicating its habitat.
silicicola refers to ‘grows among flint’; indicating its habitat

Colloquial Name
Southern Redcedar

Subordinate Taxa
There exist 2 subordinate taxa for Juniperus virginiana:

Distribution

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TDWG Codes
7, 78, ALA, FLA, GEO, LOU, MSI, NCA, SCA

Habitat
The natural habitats for Juniperus virginiana var. silicicola are coastal sand dunes . It is naturally found at an elevation of at least 1 up to 50 metres. Other conifers associated with Juniperus virginiana var. silicicola are:

USDA Hardiness zone – 8
Juniperus virginiana var. silicicola 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 virginiana var. silicicola is stable. There are no known threats for Juniperus virginiana var. silicicola.

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

Juniperus virginiana var. silicicola is further placed under Cupressoideae. Juniperus virginiana var. silicicola is also placed under Cupressaceae.