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Common Juniper

Conifers and Other Gymnosperms

The common juniper, Juniperus communis, is a species of small tree or shrub in the cypress family, Cupressaceae, notable for having the largest geographical range of any woody plant, a holarctic distribution spanning the cool temperate Northern Hemisphere. Its blue-black, berry-like cones are the primary flavoring used to produce gin, and across its wide range the species grows in forms varying from low, sprawling shrubs to small upright trees depending on climate and exposure.

Facts

Classification

Diet

Photosynthetic Autotroph 1

System (Realm)

Terrestrial 2

Relationship to People

Used in Traditional Medicine 1

Living or Extinct

Yes 3

Comparison

NatureServe Rank

G5 Secure 4

CITES Appendix

Not Listed 5

Scientific Name

Juniperus communis 3

Conservation Status

Least Concern 6

Connections

Child Taxon Of

Source Juniperus communis (Wikidata)

In Biome

Source NatureServe Explorer: Juniperus communis

Source NatureServe Explorer: Juniperus communis

In Ecosystem

Scandinavian Taiga

Source Wikidata: Common Juniper

Additional Source Scandinavian and Russian Taiga (Wikipedia)Article text

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Sources

1. Juniperus communis (Wikipedia)

Lead, sentence naming the group it belongs to
Juniperus communis, the common juniper, is a species of small tree or shrub in the cypress family Cupressaceae.
Human use: used-in-traditional-medicine
Juniper berries have long been used as medicine by many cultures including the Navajo people.

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2. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)

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3. Juniperus communis (Wikidata)

Wikidata

Wikidata Q26325 (P225 taxon name)
Statements section, conservation status (P141)
IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
Child Taxon Of: Cupressaceae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain

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4. NatureServe Explorer: Juniperus communis

NatureServe Explorer

Global rank (roundedGRank)
"roundedGRank": "G5"
In Biome: Chaparral, Species characteristics: Shrubland/chaparral
"terrestrialHabitatDescEn": "Shrubland/chaparral"
In Biome: Grassland, Species characteristics: Grassland/herbaceous
"terrestrialHabitatDescEn": "Grassland/herbaceous"

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5. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Pinales

UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12387

Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12387

"cites_listing":"I/II/III/NC","eu_listing":"A/B/C/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Plantae","phylum":null,"class":null,"order":"Pinales","family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[],"cites_listings":[]

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6. Common Juniper (Wikipedia)

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UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Cupressaceae

UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12528

Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12528

"cites_listing":"I/II/NC","eu_listing":"A/B/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Plantae","phylum":null,"class":null,"order":"Pinales","family":"Cupressaceae"},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"Alerce, cipreses","language":"ES"},{"name":"Alerce, cypresses","language":"EN"},{"name":"Fleur du Saint-Esprit, cyprès","language":"FR"},{"name":"柏科","language":"ZH"}],"cites_listings":[]

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Plant (Wikipedia)

Lead, whole group is photosynthetic

Quote, Lead, whole group is photosynthetic

They are predominantly photosynthetic or came from photosynthetic ancestors, meaning that they obtain their energy from sunlight by using the green pigment chlorophyll in their chloroplasts to produce sugars from carbon dioxide and water.

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Scandinavian and Russian Taiga (Wikipedia)

WikipediaIn Ecosystem: Scandinavian Taiga, Article text

Quote, In Ecosystem: Scandinavian Taiga, Article text

Common juniper is a typical shrub species in drier habitats.

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