Juniperus excelsa ssp. excelsa

Cupressaceae Juniperus excelsa ssp. excelsa M.-Bieb.

Etymology
Juniperus refers to the Latin name for junipers.
excelsa refers to ‘high’; possibly indicating the relatively large habit of this tree compared to other Juniperus species in Europe.

Colloquial Name
Greek juniper

Subordinate Taxa
There exist 2 subordinate taxa for Juniperus excelsa:

Distribution

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TDWG Codes
1, 13, ALB, BUL, GRC, YUG, YUG-MA, 14, KRY, 3, 32, TKM, 33, NCS, NCS-SO, TCS, TCS-AR, TCS-AZ, TCS-GR, 34, CYP, IRN, IRQ, LBS, LBS-LB, LBS-SY, TUR

Habitat
The natural habitats for Juniperus excelsa ssp. excelsa are temperate forests, mediterranean-type shrublands. It is naturally found at an elevation of at least 2700 up to 2700 metres. Other conifers associated with Juniperus excelsa ssp. excelsa are:

USDA Hardiness zone – 6
Juniperus excelsa ssp. excelsa is hardy to USDA Zone 6 (Bannister & Neuner, 2001), meaning its frost tolerance lies somewhere in the range of -23.3C (-10F) to -17.8C (0F).

Species Continuity
The population trend for Juniperus excelsa ssp. excelsa is stable. There are ongoing threats for Juniperus excelsa ssp. excelsa and they are listed as follows:

• 1 Habitat Loss & Degradation
  • 1.1 Agriculture & Forestry
• 2 Overexploitation & Resource Use
  • 2.1 Logging & Wood Harvesting

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

Juniperus excelsa ssp. excelsa is further placed under Cupressoideae. Juniperus excelsa ssp. excelsa is also placed under Cupressaceae.