[The Cedar or Cypress Family in the Mountains and Deserts of the American Southwest]

California Juniper

Juniperus californica

Synonyms: Juniperus cedrosiana, Juniperus cerrosianus, Juniperus pyriformis, Sabina californica

Habitat of California Juniper: Juniperus californica (Synonyms: Juniperus cedrosiana, Juniperus cerrosianus, Juniperus pyriformis, Sabina californica)

A habitat view of California jumiper as seen at the eastern base of the Granite Mountains in Mojave National Preserve............February 26, 2013. Kelbaker road can be seen in the distance.

California Juniper: Juniperus californica (Synonyms: Juniperus cedrosiana, Juniperus cerrosianus, Juniperus pyriformis, Sabina californica) - California Juniper: Juniperus californica (Synonyms: Juniperus cedrosiana, Juniperus cerrosianus, Juniperus pyriformis, Sabina californica)

California Juniper: Juniperus californica (Synonyms: Juniperus cedrosiana, Juniperus cerrosianus, Juniperus pyriformis, Sabina californica) - Fruit of California Juniper: Juniperus californica (Synonyms: Juniperus cedrosiana, Juniperus cerrosianus, Juniperus pyriformis, Sabina californica)

California Juniper: Juniperus californica (Synonyms: Juniperus cedrosiana, Juniperus cerrosianus, Juniperus pyriformis, Sabina californica)

California Juniper: Juniperus californica (Synonyms: Juniperus cedrosiana, Juniperus cerrosianus, Juniperus pyriformis, Sabina californica)

California jumiper as seen at the eastern base of the Granite Mountains in Mojave National Preserve............February 26, 2013.

California Juniper: Juniperus californica (Synonyms: Juniperus cedrosiana, Juniperus cerrosianus, Juniperus pyriformis, Sabina californica)

What might be California juniper as seen about one-half mile north of Grapevine Canyon high in the Spirit Mountains of Nevada..........February 21, 2013. With the thick trunk, it may be J. occidentalis or J. osteosperma instead? Can you help confirm which species this might be?

California Juniper: Juniperus californica (Synonyms: Juniperus cedrosiana, Juniperus cerrosianus, Juniperus pyriformis, Sabina californica) - California Juniper: Juniperus californica (Synonyms: Juniperus cedrosiana, Juniperus cerrosianus, Juniperus pyriformis, Sabina californica)

California juniper as seen in Plum Canyon, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park........March 23, 2011.

California Juniper: Juniperus californica (Synonyms: Juniperus cedrosiana, Juniperus cerrosianus, Juniperus pyriformis, Sabina californica) - Needles and fruit of California Juniper: Juniperus californica (Synonyms: Juniperus cedrosiana, Juniperus cerrosianus, Juniperus pyriformis, Sabina californica)

California juniper as seen in Plum Canyon, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park........March 23, 2011.

California Juniper: Juniperus californica (Synonyms: Juniperus cedrosiana, Juniperus cerrosianus, Juniperus pyriformis, Sabina californica)

California Juniper: Juniperus californica (Synonyms: Juniperus cedrosiana, Juniperus cerrosianus, Juniperus pyriformis, Sabina californica) - California Juniper: Juniperus californica (Synonyms: Juniperus cedrosiana, Juniperus cerrosianus, Juniperus pyriformis, Sabina californica)

California juniper growing along the edge of the desert wash in Hornblend Canyon, located on the west side of Highway S-2 at about MP 26.1, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park..........March 30, 2010.

California Juniper: Juniperus californica (Synonyms: Juniperus cedrosiana, Juniperus cerrosianus, Juniperus pyriformis, Sabina californica)

California juniper seen at the edge of the wash in Hornblend Canyon about one mile upstream from San Diego County Route S-2, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park.........March 26, 2011.

Paul Slichter