Juniperus scopulorum

Cupressaceae Juniperus scopulorum Sarg.

Etymology
Juniperus refers to the Latin name for junipers.
scopulorum refers to ‘from the rocks’; indicating its habitat.

Colloquial Name
Rocky Mountain juniper

Distribution

This map shows botanical records (points) for this taxon. By opening the map’s sidebar (collapsed by default) you can toggle visibility or change the basemap. By clicking on records, you reveal more information.

TDWG Codes
7, 71, ABT, BRC, 73, COL, IDA, MNT, ORE, WAS, WYO, 74, NEB, NDA, SDA, 76, ARI, NEV, UTA, 77, NWM, 79, MXE, MXE-CO, MXE-CU

Habitat
The natural habitats for Juniperus scopulorum are temperate forests, subtropical/tropical dry shrublands. It is naturally found at an elevation of at least 1 up to 2800 metres. Other conifers associated with Juniperus scopulorum are:

USDA Hardiness zone – 3
Juniperus scopulorum 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 scopulorum is increasing. There are no known threats for Juniperus scopulorum.

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

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

Cultivars
‘Admiral’, ‘Argentea’, ‘Blue Arrow’, ‘Blue Banff’, ‘Blue Heaven’, ‘Blue Heaven Variegated’, ‘Blue Moon’, ‘Blue Pyramidal’, ‘Chandler’s Silver’, ‘Cologreen’, ‘Colorado Blue’, ‘Columnaris’, ‘Commando’, ‘Cupressifolia Glauca’, ‘Decumbens Argentatus’, ‘Dewdrop’, ‘Emerald’, ‘Erecta Glauca’, ‘Fainii’, ‘Fulgens’, ‘Gareei’, ‘Glauca Compacta’, ‘Glauca Pendula’, ‘Globe’, ‘Gray Gleam’, ‘Greenspire’, ‘Grizzly Bear’, ‘Hillborn’s Silver Globe’, ‘Hill’s Silver’, ‘Horizontalis’, ‘Kansas Silver’, ‘Kenyonii’, ‘Lakewood Globe’, ‘Marshall’, ‘Medora’, ‘Moffetii’, ‘Moonglow’, ‘Moonglow Variegated’, ‘Mountaineer’, ‘North Star’, ‘O’Connor’, ‘Palmeri’, ‘Pathfinder’, ‘Pendula’, ‘Platinum’, ‘Plumfield’, ‘Repens’, ‘Silver Beauty’, ‘Silver Cord’, ‘Silver King’, ‘Silver Queen’, ‘Silver Star’, ‘Skyrocket’, ‘Snow Flurries’, ‘Sparkle’, ‘Sparkling Skyrocket’, ‘Springbank’, ‘Steel Blue’, ‘Sutherland’, ‘Table Top’, ‘Tolleson’s Blue Weeping’, ‘Tolleson’s Green Weeping’, ‘Viridifolia’, ‘Welchii’, ‘Wichita Blue’, ‘Winter Blue’