NAZ Flora: A Photographic, Annotated Catalog of Northern Arizona Vascular Plants, published by Mindbird Maps & Books

Juniperus communis var. depressa

Common Juniper; Dwarf Juniper

A member of the Cupressaceae, the Cypress Family

Habit

Habit, the only native juniper in the region with a low, spreading form.

Coconino National Forest: On San Francisco Mountain along the Weatherford trail on the
east slopes of Agassiz Peak at or above 11,500 feet elevation.

Ca. Spring 2000.

 

Photographs copyright © Lee Dittmann

This page created 30 July 2010; revised 31 July 2010.

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