10,299 observationsLeast Concern
western prickly juniper
Juniperus oxycedrus
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Plantae ›Phylum: Tracheophyta ›Class: Pinopsida ›Order: Pinales ›Family: Cupressaceae ›Genus: Juniperus
About
Juniperus oxycedrus (prickly juniper, prickly cedar, cade juniper and cade (from the French genévrier cade), sharp cedar) is a species of juniper, native across the Mediterranean region from Morocco and Portugal, north to southern France, east to westernmost Iran, and south to Lebanon and Israel, growing on a variety of rocky sites from sea level up to 1600 m elevation. The specific epithet oxycedrus means "sharp cedar" and this species may have been the original cedar...
Frequently Asked Questions
- The scientific name of western prickly juniper is Juniperus oxycedrus.
- The western prickly juniper has a conservation status of Least Concern.
- western prickly juniper belongs to the kingdom Plantae.
- western prickly juniper belongs to the phylum Tracheophyta.
- western prickly juniper belongs to the class Pinopsida.
- western prickly juniper belongs to the order Pinales.
- western prickly juniper belongs to the family Cupressaceae.
- western prickly juniper belongs to the genus Juniperus.