Juniperus phoenicea ssp. phoenicea

Cupressaceae Juniperus phoenicea ssp. 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 ssp. phoenicea are mediterranean-type shrublands. It is naturally found at an elevation of at least 1 up to 2400 metres. Other conifers associated with Juniperus phoenicea ssp. phoenicea are:

USDA Hardiness zone – 9
Juniperus phoenicea ssp. 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 ssp. phoenicea is unknown. There are no known threats for Juniperus phoenicea ssp. phoenicea.

IUCN Category – LC
According to the IUCN Red List, Juniperus phoenicea ssp. 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 ssp. phoenicea is further placed under Cupressoideae. Juniperus phoenicea ssp. phoenicea is also placed under Cupressaceae.