Juniperus communis var. communis

Cupressaceae Juniperus communis var. 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-SP, 13, ALB, BUL, GRC, ITA, ITA-IT, ITA-SM, 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, 3, 30, ALT, BRY, CTA, IRK, KRA, TVA, WSB, YAK, 31, AMU, PRM, SAK, 33, NCS, TCS, 34, AFG, CYP, EAI, IRN, IRQ, LBS, LBS-LB, LBS-SY, TUR, 37, MON

Habitat
The natural habitats for Juniperus communis var. communis are unknown. The natural elevation is unknown. There are no conifers associated with Juniperus communis var. communis that are known of.

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

IUCN Category – LC
According to the IUCN Red List, Juniperus communis var. 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 var. communis is further placed under Cupressoideae. Juniperus communis var. communis is also placed under Cupressaceae.