Rocky Mountain Juniper is a juniper native to western North America, ranging from British Columbia and Alberta south through the Rocky Mountains and adjacent ranges into Texas, Arizona and northern Mexico. It is a small to medium sized, often single stemmed tree reaching 10 to 20 meters, with scale like blue green foliage and small, bluish, berry like cones that mature over two seasons. The species is highly drought tolerant and grows on dry, rocky slopes, canyon rims and foothills across much of the interior American West, often as a scattered component of open woodlands. Its aromatic, reddish heartwood has been used for fence posts, cabinetry and pencil manufacture, similarly to its eastern relative Eastern Redcedar.
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System (Realm) Relationship to PeopleUsed in Traditional Medicine 3 Living or Extinct Comparison
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Source Rocky Mountain Juniper (Wikidata)
In Biome
Source Rocky Mountain Juniper (Wikidata)
In Ecosystem
Source Wikipedia: Juniperus scopulorum
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Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
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1. Rocky Mountain Juniper (Wikidata)
Wikidata- Wikidata Q533674 (P225 taxon name)
- Introduction
Statements section, conservation status (P141)
IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
- Child Taxon Of: Cupressaceae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
View the Source 2. Wikipedia: Juniperus scopulorum
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Juniperus scopulorum, the Rocky Mountain juniper, is a species of juniper native to western North America, from southwest Canada to the Great Plains of the United States and small areas of northern Mexico.
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- In Ecosystem: Great Plains, Wikipedia intro: "tain juniper, is a species of juniper native to western North America, from southwest Canada to the Great Plains of the United States and small areas of norther..."
View the Source3. Plants For A Future: Juniperus scopulorum
Plants For A FutureMedicinal UsesQuote, Medicinal Uses
Rocky Mountain juniper was widely employed medicinally by many native North American Indian tribes who used it in particular to treat problems connected with the chest and kidneys.
4. NatureServe Explorer: Juniperus scopulorum
NatureServe ExplorerGlobal rank (roundedGRank)Quote, Global rank (roundedGRank)
"roundedGRank": "G5"
5. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Pinales
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12387Quote, 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":[]
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Cupressaceae
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12528Quote, 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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