Juniperus rigida

Cupressaceae Juniperus rigida Siebold & Zucc.

Etymology
Juniperus refers to the Latin name for junipers.
rigida refers to ‘stiff’; possibly indicating its needles are stiff.

Colloquial Name
Temple juniper

Subordinate Taxa
There exist 2 subordinate taxa for Juniperus rigida:

Distribution

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TDWG Codes
3, 31, PRM, SAK, 36, CHI, CHI-NM, CHI-NX, CHM, CHM-HJ, CHM-JL, CHM-LN, CHN, CHN-GS, CHN-HB, CHN-SA, CHN-SX, CHQ, 38, JAP, JAP-HK, JAP-HN, JAP-KY, JAP-SH, NNS, KOR, KOR-NK

Habitat
The natural habitats for Juniperus rigida are temperate forests, sandy shoreline and/or beaches/sand bars/spits . It is naturally found at an elevation of at least 1 up to 2200 metres. There are no conifers associated with Juniperus rigida that are known of.

USDA Hardiness zone – 5
Juniperus rigida is hardy to USDA Zone 5 (Bannister & Neuner, 2001), meaning its frost tolerance lies somewhere in the range of -28.9C (-20F) to -23.3C (-10F).

Species Continuity
The population trend for Juniperus rigida is increasing. There are no known threats for Juniperus rigida.

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

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

Cultivars
‘Gin Variegated’, ‘Pendula’, ‘Prostrata’, ‘Wansdyke Spreader’