Juniperus flaccida

Cupressaceae Juniperus flaccida Schltdl.

Etymology
Juniperus refers to the Latin name for junipers.
flaccida refers to ‘weak’; indicating the habit of its pendulous branches.

Colloquial Name
Drooping Juniper, Weeping Juniper, Mexican Drooping Juniper

Subordinate Taxa
There exist 3 subordinate taxa for Juniperus flaccida:

Distribution

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TDWG Codes
7, 77, TEX, 79, MXC, MXC-DF, MXC-ME, MXC-MO, MXC-PU, MXC-TL, MXE, MXE-CO, MXE-CU, MXE-DU, MXE-GU, MXE-HI, MXE-NL, MXE-QU, MXE-SL, MXE-TA, MXE-ZA, MXG, MXG-VC, MXN, MXN-SO, MXS, MXS-GR, MXS-JA, MXS-MI, MXS-OA

Habitat
The natural habitats for Juniperus flaccida are temperate forests. It is naturally found at an elevation of at least 2600 up to 2600 metres. Other conifers associated with Juniperus flaccida are:

USDA Hardiness zone – 8
Juniperus flaccida 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 flaccida is stable. There are no known threats for Juniperus flaccida.

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

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