Juniperus phoenicea

Cupressaceae Juniperus phoenicea L.

Etymology
Juniperus refers to the Latin name for junipers.
phoenicea refers to the classical name Phoenicia for a large part of the North African coast; indicating its habitat.

Colloquial Name
Phoenician juniper

Subordinate Taxa
There exist 2 subordinate taxa for Juniperus phoenicea:

Distribution

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TDWG Codes
1, 12, BAL, COR, FRA, FRA-FR, FRA-MO, POR, SAR, SPA, SPA-GI, SPA-SP, 13, ALB, GRC, ITA, ITA-IT, KRI, SIC, SIC-SI, TUE, YUG, YUG-BH, YUG-CR, 2, 20, ALG, LBY, MOR, MOR-MO, MOR-SP, TUN, 21, CNY, MDR, 3, 34, CYP, EAI, LBS, LBS-LB, LBS-SY, PAL, PAL-JO, SIN, TUR, 35, SAU

Habitat
The natural habitats for Juniperus phoenicea are mediterranean-type shrublands, coastal sand dunes . It is naturally found at an elevation of at least 1 up to 2400 metres. Other conifers associated with Juniperus phoenicea are:

USDA Hardiness zone – 9
Juniperus phoenicea is hardy to USDA Zone 9 (Bannister & Neuner, 2001), meaning its frost tolerance lies somewhere in the range of -6.7C (20F) to -1.1C (30F).

Species Continuity
The population trend for Juniperus phoenicea is stable. There are no known threats for Juniperus phoenicea.

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

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