Juniperus oxycedrus ssp. oxycedrus

Cupressaceae Juniperus oxycedrus ssp. oxycedrus L.

Etymology
Juniperus refers to the Latin name for junipers.
oxycedrus refers to ‘sharp cedar’; indicating its needles are quite prickly.

Colloquial Name
Western Prickly juniper

Subordinate Taxa
There exist 5 subordinate taxa for Juniperus oxycedrus:

Distribution

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TDWG Codes
1, 12, BAL, COR, FRA, FRA-FR, FRA-MO, POR, SAR, SPA, SPA-AN, SPA-GI, SPA-SP, 13, ALB, BUL, GRC, ITA, ITA-IT, ITA-SM, ITA-VC, KRI, ROM, SIC, SIC-MA, SIC-SI, TUE, YUG, YUG-BH, YUG-CR, YUG-KO, YUG-MA, YUG-MN, YUG-SE, YUG-SL, 14, KRY, 2, 20, ALG, LBY, MOR, MOR-MO, MOR-SP, TUN, 3, 33, NCS, TCS, 34, CYP, EAI, IRN, IRQ, LBS, LBS-LB, LBS-SY, PAL, PAL-IS, PAL-JO, TUR

Habitat
The natural habitats for Juniperus oxycedrus ssp. oxycedrus are temperate forests, mediterranean-type shrublands. It is naturally found at an elevation of at least 1 up to 2200 metres. Other conifers associated with Juniperus oxycedrus ssp. oxycedrus are:

USDA Hardiness zone – 7
Juniperus oxycedrus ssp. oxycedrus is hardy to USDA Zone 7 (Bannister & Neuner, 2001), meaning its frost tolerance lies somewhere in the range of -17.8C (0F) to -12.2C (10F).

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

• 1 Habitat Loss & Degradation
  • 1.2 Urban & Infrastructure Development

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

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