Cupressaceae Juniperus sabina L.
Etymology
Juniperus refers to the Latin name for junipers.
sabina refers to an old French name for junipers, also its foliage and seeds contain a toxin called sabinol.
Colloquial Name
Savin juniper
Subordinate Taxa
There exist 3 subordinate taxa for Juniperus sabina:
Distribution
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TDWG Codes
1, 11, AUT, AUT-AU, AUT-LI, CZE, CZE-CZ, CZE-SL, GER, POL, SWI, 12, FRA, FRA-FR, SPA, SPA-SP, 13, ALB, BUL, GRC, ITA, ITA-IT, KRI, ROM, SIC, SIC-SI, TUE, YUG, YUG-CR, YUG-MA, 14, KRY, RUE, RUS, UKR, UKR-MO, 2, 20, ALG, MOR, MOR-MO, 3, 30, ALT, TVA, WSB, 32, KAZ, KGZ, TKM, 33, NCS, TCS, 34, IRN, TUR, 36, CHI, CHI-NM, CHI-NX, CHM, CHM-HJ, CHN, CHN-GS, CHN-SA, CHQ, CHX, 37, MON
Habitat
The natural habitats for Juniperus sabina are temperate forests, temperate grasslands, rocky areas. It is naturally found at an elevation of at least 3400 up to 3400 metres. Other conifers associated with Juniperus sabina are:
USDA Hardiness zone – 3
Juniperus sabina is hardy to USDA Zone 3 (Bannister & Neuner, 2001), meaning its frost tolerance lies somewhere in the range of -40C (-40F) to -34.4C (-30F).
Species Continuity
The population trend for Juniperus sabina is stable. There are no known threats for Juniperus sabina.
IUCN Category – LC
According to the IUCN Red List, Juniperus sabina 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 sabina is Sect. Sabina. The coordinate taxa for Juniperus sabina are therefore:
- Juniperus angosturana
- Juniperus arizonica
- Juniperus ashei
- Juniperus barbadensis
- Juniperus bermudiana
- Juniperus blancoi
- Juniperus californica
- Juniperus chinensis
- Juniperus coahuilensis
- Juniperus comitana
- Juniperus convallium
- Juniperus deppeana
- Juniperus durangensis
- Juniperus excelsa
- Juniperus flaccida
- Juniperus foetidissima
- Juniperus gamboana
- Juniperus komarovii
- Juniperus gracilior
- Juniperus horizontalis
- Juniperus indica
- Juniperus jaliscana
- Juniperus monosperma
- Juniperus monticola
- Juniperus occidentalis
- Juniperus osteosperma
- Juniperus phoenicea
- Juniperus pinchotii
- Juniperus pingii
- Juniperus procera
- Juniperus procumbens
- Juniperus przewalskii
- Juniperus pseudosabina
- Juniperus recurva
- Juniperus saltillensis
- Juniperus saltuaria
- Juniperus saxicola
- Juniperus scopulorum
- Juniperus semiglobosa
- Juniperus squamata
- Juniperus standleyi
- Juniperus thurifera
- Juniperus tibetica
- Juniperus virginiana
Juniperus sabina is further placed under Cupressoideae. Juniperus sabina is also placed under Cupressaceae.
Cultivars
‘Arcadia’, ‘Aureovariegata’, ‘Blaue Donau’, ‘Blue Danube’, ‘Blue Forest’, ‘Broadmoor’, ‘Buffalo’, ‘Calgary Carpet’, ‘Cupressifolia’, ‘Erecta’, ‘Expansa’, ‘Expansa Aureospicata’, ‘Expansa Variegata’ , ‘Fastigiata’, ‘Glauca’, ‘Heidi’, ‘Hicksii’, ‘Holmbury Hill’, ‘Hornibrookii’, ‘Jade’, ‘Leningrad’, ‘Mas’, ‘Musgrave’, ‘New Blue’, ‘Rockery Gem’, ‘Skandia’, ‘Tamariscifolia’, ‘Tamariscifolia Variegata’, ‘Tam No Blight’, ‘Thomsen’, ‘Variegata’, ‘Von Ehren’
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