[Conifers of the Columbia River Gorge of Oregon and Washington]

Junipers of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington

The Genus Juniperus

Whitebark Pine: Pinus albicaulis (Synonym: Apinus albicaulis) and Common Juniper: Juniperus communis var. saxatilis (Synonyms: Juniperus alpina, Juniperus communis ssp. alpina, Juniperus communis ssp. jackii, Juniperus communis ssp. montana, Juniperus communis ssp. nana, Juniperus communis ssp. saxatilis, Juniperus communis var. alpina, Juniperus communis var. jackii, Juniperus communis var. montana, Juniperus communis var. sibirica, Juniperus nana, Juniperus sibirica)

Common Juniper: Juniperus communis var. saxatilis


Jack's Juniper: Juniperus communis var. jackii (Synonym: Juniperus communis var. montana, in part, Juniperus jackii) - Awl-like leaf 5-10 mm long; green stomatal band about 3-4 times as wide as green marginal bands. Equivalent of var. montana in Oregon.

Common Juniper, Dwarf Juniper, Prostrate Juniper, Ground Juniper: Juniperus communis var. saxatilis (Synonyms: Juniperus communis var. alpina, Juniperus communis var. sibirica, Juniperus sibirica) - Awl-like leaf 5-10 mm long; green stomatal band about 2 times as wide as green marginal bands.

Western Juniper: Juniperus occidentalis var. occidentalis (Synonyms: Juniperus californica var. siskiyouensis, Sabina occidentalis) -

Rocky Mountain Juniper, Rocky Mountain Redcedar: Juniperus scopulorum (Synonyms: Juniperus scopulorum var. columnaris, Juniperus virginiana ssp. scopulorum, Juniperus virginiana var. montana, Juniperus virginiana var. scopulorum, Sabina scopulorum) - Possibly in the western foothills of the Cascade Mts. of southwestern Oregon?


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