Species: Juniperus occidentalis
Western Juniper
Species
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Classification
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Coniferophyta
Class
Pinopsida
Order
Pinales
Family
Cupressaceae
Genus
Juniperus
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Classification
Other Global Common Names
western juniper
Informal Taxonomy
Plants, Vascular - Conifers and relatives
Formal Taxonomy
Plantae - Coniferophyta - Pinopsida - Pinales - Cupressaceae - Juniperus - Comprised of two varieties (FNA 1993; Kartesz 1999), which perhaps have hybrid populations in some Nevada mountain ranges (Charlet 1996).
Conservation Status
NatureServe Global Status Rank
G5
Global Status Last Reviewed
1988-05-16
Global Status Last Changed
1988-05-16
Distribution
Conservation Status Map
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