Juniperus communis

Cupressaceae Juniperus communis L.

Etymology
Juniperus refers to the Latin name for junipers.
communis refers to ‘common’; indicating its large distribution.

Colloquial Name
Common juniper

Subordinate Taxa
There exist 5 subordinate taxa for Juniperus communis:

Distribution

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TDWG Codes
1, 10, DEN, FIN, FOR, GRB, ICE, IRE, NOR, SWE, 11, AUT, AUT-AU, AUT-LI, BGM, BGM-BE, BGM-LU, CZE, CZE-CZ, CZE-SK, GER, HUN, NET, POL, SWI, 12, BAL, COR, FRA, FRA-CI, FRA-FR, POR, SAR, SPA, SPA-AN, SPA-GI, SPA-SP, 13, ALB, BUL, GRC, ITA, ITA-IT, KRI, ROM, SIC, SIC-SI, TUE, YUG, YUG-BH, YUG-CR, YUG-KO, YUG-MA, YUG-MN, YUG-SE, YUG-SL, 14, BLR, BLT, BLT-ES, BLT-KA, BLT-LA, BLT-LI, KRY, RUC, RUE, RUN, RUS, RUW, UKR, UKR-MO, UKR-UK, 2, 20, ALG, MOR, 3, 30, ALT, BRY, CTA, IRK, KRA, TVA, WSB, YAK, 31, AMU, KAM, KHA, KUR, MAG, PRM, SAK, 32, KAZ, KGZ, TKM, TZK, UZB, 33, NCS, TCS, 34, AFG, CYP, EAI, IRN, IRQ, LBS, LBS-LB, LBS-SY, TUR, 36, CHI, CHI-NM, CHM, CHX, 37, MON, 38, JAP, JAP-HK, JAP-HN, KOR, KOR-NK, KOR-SK, 4, 40, NEP, PAK, WHM, WHM-HP, WHM-JK, WHM-UT, 7, 70, ASK, GNL, NUN, NWT, YUK, 71, ABT, BRC, MAN, SAS, 72, LAB, NBR, NFL, NFL-NE, NFL-SP, NSC, ONT, PEI, QUE, 73, COL, IDA, MNT, ORE, WAS, WYO, 74, ILL, IOW, KAN, MIN, MSO, NDA, NEB, OKL, SDA, WIS, 75, CNT, INI, MAI, MAS, MIC, NWH, NWJ, NWY, OHI, PEN, RHO, VER, WVA, 76, ARI, CAL, NEV, UTA, 77, NWM, 78, GEO, KTY, NCA, SCA, TEN, VRG

Habitat
The natural habitats for Juniperus communis are temperate forests, temperate grasslands, temperate shrublands. It is naturally found at an elevation of at least 1 up to 2400 metres. Other conifers associated with Juniperus communis are:

USDA Hardiness zone – 3
Juniperus communis 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 communis is increasing. There are no known threats for Juniperus communis.

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

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

Cultivars
‘Anna Maria’, ‘Arnold’, ‘Atholl’, ‘Aurea’, ‘Aureospica’, ‘Aureovariegata’, ‘Austria’, ‘Bakony’, ‘Barmstedt’, ‘Barton’, ‘Berkshire’, ‘Blamann’, ‘Blue Fox’, ‘Brien’, ‘Bruns’, ‘Brynhyfryd Gold’, ‘Canadensis Aurea’, ‘Candelabrica’, ‘Candelabriformis’, ‘Clywyd’, ‘Compressa’, ‘Conspicua’, ‘Constance Franklin’, ‘Controversa’, ‘Corielagan’, ‘Cracovica’, ‘Depressa Aurea’, ‘Depressed Star’, ‘Derrynane’, ‘Dumosa’, ‘Echiniformis’, ‘Effusa’, ‘Ellis’, ‘Erecta’, ‘Fairisle’, ‘Fontan’, ‘Gew Graze’, ‘Gimborn’, ‘Gnome’, ‘Gold Beach’, ‘Gold Cone’, GOLDEN SHOWERS, ‘Graciosa’, ‘Green Carpet’, ‘Greenmantle’, ‘Haverbeck’, ‘Heidegeest’, ‘Hemispherica’, ‘Hemsen’, ‘Hibernica’, ‘Hils Freiburg’, ‘Hornibrookii’, ‘Hornibrook’s Gold’, ‘Horstmann’, ‘Horstmann’s Pendula’, ‘Horstmann’s Special’, ‘Hulkjaerhus’, ‘Inverleith’, ‘Jensen’, ‘Jin Tosho’, ‘Jura’, ‘Kalebab’, ‘Kenwith’, ‘Kizorio’, ‘Klyonoi’, ‘Laxa’, ‘Lemon Spire’, ‘Loensgrab’, ‘Meyer’, ‘Miniatur’, ‘Minima’, ‘Mona Starhadder’, ‘Nana Aurea’, ‘Nana Prostrata’, ‘Norwegen’, ‘Nutans’, ‘Oblonga Pendula’, ‘Pencil Point’, ‘Pendula’, ‘Pendulina’, ‘Ploem’, ‘Prostrata’, ‘Pyramidalis’, ‘Repanda’, ‘Ruud’, ‘Salen’, ‘Schneverdingen Goldmachangel’, ‘Sentinel’, ‘Sieben Steinhauser’, ‘Silver Lining’, ‘Silver Star’, ‘Soapstone’, ‘Special’, ‘Spotty Spreader’, ‘Suecica’, ‘Suecica Aurea’, ‘Suecica Nana’, ‘Suecica Variegata’, ‘Tage Lundell’, ‘Tatra’, ‘Tempelhof’, ‘Tigerstedtii’, ‘Tyrihaus’, ‘Vase’, ‘Velebit’, ‘Wallis’, ‘Weckii’, ‘Wilseder Berg’, ‘Windsor Gem’, ‘Zeal’