174 observationsLeast Concern
Japanese garden juniper
Juniperus procumbens
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Plantae ›Phylum: Tracheophyta ›Class: Pinopsida ›Order: Pinales ›Family: Cupressaceae ›Genus: Juniperus
About
Juniperus procumbens is a low-growing shrubby juniper native to the southern Japan. Its status as a wild plant is disputed; some authorities treat it as endemic on high mountains on Kyūshū and a few other islands off southern Japan, while others consider it native to the coasts of southern Japan (north to Chiba Prefecture) and also the southern and western coasts of Korea. It is closely related to Juniperus chinensis, and is sometimes treated as a...
Frequently Asked Questions
- The scientific name of Japanese garden juniper is Juniperus procumbens.
- Japanese garden juniper belongs to the kingdom Plantae.
- Japanese garden juniper belongs to the phylum Tracheophyta.
- Japanese garden juniper belongs to the class Pinopsida.
- Japanese garden juniper belongs to the order Pinales.
- Japanese garden juniper belongs to the family Cupressaceae.
- Japanese garden juniper belongs to the genus Juniperus.