Calflora Taxon Report
Juniperus communis  L.
Common juniper, Dwarf juniper
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2020 Donald Burk
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2010 Louis-M. Landry
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2010 Lee Dittmann
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2013 Paul Preston
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2019 Bob Sweatt
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2023 Dana York
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2023 Dana York
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2023 Dana York
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2019 Bob Sweatt
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2013 Paul Preston
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2020 Bob Sweatt
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2020 Bob Sweatt
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2012 Jean Pawek
Juniperus communis is a shrub that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.
Siskiyou Del Norte Modoc Humboldt Shasta Lassen Trinity Plumas Tehama Butte Mendocino Glenn Sierra Yuba Lake Nevada Colusa Placer Sutter El Dorado Yolo Alpine Napa Sonoma Sacramento Mono Amador Solano Calaveras Tuolumne San Joaquin Marin Contra Costa Alameda Santa Cruz Mariposa Madera San Francisco San Mateo Merced Fresno Stanislaus Santa Clara Inyo San Benito Tulare Kings Monterey San Bernardino San Luis Obispo Kern Santa Barbara Ventura Los Angeles Riverside Orange San Diego Imperial
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Subspecies and Varieties:
Genus: Juniperus
Family: Cupressaceae  
Category: gymnosperm  
PLANTS group:Gymnosperm
Jepson eFlora section: gymnosperm
Toxicity: Do not eat any part of this plant.

Wetlands:
Arid West: Occurs usually in non wetlands, occasionally in wetlands
Mountains, Valleys and Coast: Occurs in non wetlands

Habitat: slopes

Communities: North Coastal Coniferous Forest, Douglas-Fir Forest, Yellow Pine Forest, Lodgepole Forest, Subalpine Forest

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS + POWO
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Suggested Citation
“Calflora - Taxon Report.” The Calflora Database, a non-profit organization. .

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