Juniperus virginiana

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Juniperus virginiana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Pinopsida
Order: Pinales
Family: Cupressaceae
Genus: Juniperus
Species: J. virginiana
Binomial name
Juniperus virginiana
Linnaeus
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Natural range of Juniperus virginiana from USDA NRCS [1].

Common name: eastern red cedar

Taxonomic Notes

Synonyms: Juniperus virginiana ssp. virginiana; J. virginiana Linnaeus var. virginiana; Sabina virginiana (Linnaeus) Antoine[1]

Varieties: Juniperus silicola[1]

Description

Distribution

Ecology

Habitat

J. virginiana can occur in mixed pine woodlands, deciduous forests, calcareous woodlands, oak scrubs, pine-palmetto hammocks, coastal sand dunes, shell barrens, riverbanks, pond shores, freshwater marsh banks, salt marshes, and roadsides.[2]

Conservation, cultivation, and restoration

Cultural use

Photo Gallery

References and notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 Weakley, A.S. 2020. Flora of the Southeastern United States. Edition of 20 October 2020. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
  2. Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: June 2023. Collectors: Loran C. Anderson, C. H. Beck, Patricia Elliot, Robert K. Godfrey, R. D. Houk, Roy N. Jervis, Robert Kral, H. Kurz, O. Lakela, J. B. Nelson, P. L. Redfearn Jr., Grady W. Reinert, and L. B. Trott, States and counties: Florida: Citrus, Columbia, Dixie, Franklin, Gadsden, Gilchrist, Jefferson, Leon, Levy, Liberty, Nassau, Sarasota, St Johns, Taylor, Volusia, and Wakulla.