Juniperus monosperma

Cupressaceae Juniperus monosperma (Engelm.) Sarg.

Etymology
Juniperus refers to the Latin name for junipers.
monosperma refers to ‘one seed’; indicating it sometimes only has one seed per cone.

Colloquial Name
One-seed juniper, Cherrystone juniper, West Texas juniper

Distribution

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TDWG Codes
7, 73, COL, 74, OKL, 76, ARI, NEV, 77, NWM, TEX, 79, MXE, MXE-CU

Habitat
The natural habitats for Juniperus monosperma are temperate forests, temperate grasslands. It is naturally found at an elevation of at least 2200 up to 2200 metres. Other conifers associated with Juniperus monosperma are:

USDA Hardiness zone – 4
Juniperus monosperma is hardy to USDA Zone 4 (Bannister & Neuner, 2001), meaning its frost tolerance lies somewhere in the range of -34.4C (-30F) to 28.9C (-20F).

Species Continuity
The population trend for Juniperus monosperma is increasing. There are ongoing threats for Juniperus monosperma and they are listed as follows:

• 1 Habitat Loss & Degradation
  • 1.1 Agriculture & Forestry

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

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