Jack's Juniper, Jack's Common Juniper, Jack's Mat Juniper: Juniperus communis var. jackii (Synonyms: Juniperus communis ssp. jackii, Juniperus jackii)

Both photos show the awl-like leaves of Jack's juniper. Notice on both the photos above and below that that the upper surface has a noticeable whitish bloom. Photographed on steep, rocky slopes immediately to the south of Crystal Lake on the western slopes of Mt. Adams.......September 25, 2005. Common juniper is the one conifer on Mt. Adams that is truly a shrub, with the trunk and stems prostrate along the ground. Plants will often get as much as 2.5 meters in diameter. They are found on rocky, exposed ridgetops, lava fields and cliffs on Mt. Adams up to about 7500'.