[The Cypress Family in the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]
Western Juniper
Juniperus occidentalis var. occidentalis
Synonyms: Juniperus californica var. siskiyouensis, Sabina occidentalis
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Western juniper observed at left on Rhyolite Ridge about one-third of a mile west of Pilot Rock, Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument......May 26, 2021.
The photo at right shows western juniper on open slopes along the Cedar Creek Trail #457 about 3 miles east of Fifteenmile Creek Campground, Mt Hood National Forest.....June 27, 2023.
A branch of western juniper as seen along Forest Service Road #1647 in southeastern Logan Valley, Malheur National Forest.........July 3, 2010.
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A close-up of the scale-like leaves and glaucous fruits of western juniper as seen along Oregon Highway #19 between Spray, OR and Kimberly, OR........June 30, 2010. Note the prominent whitish gland on many of the scales.
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Western juniper as seen on serpentine outcrops along the Canyon Mountain Trail #218, Strawberrry Mountain Wilderness..........August 19, 2011.
Paul Slichter