Juniperus oxycedrus
| Juniperus oxycedrus | |
|---|---|
| Cade in southern France | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae | 
| Clade: | Tracheophytes | 
| Clade: | Gymnospermae | 
| Division: | Pinophyta | 
| Class: | Pinopsida | 
| Order: | Cupressales | 
| Family: | Cupressaceae | 
| Genus: | Juniperus | 
| Section: | Juniperus sect. Juniperus | 
| Species: | J. oxycedrus | 
| Binomial name | |
| Juniperus oxycedrus | |
| Natural range | |
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Juniperus oxycedrus, vernacularly called Cade, cade juniper, prickly juniper, prickly cedar, or sharp cedar, is a species of juniper, native across the Mediterranean region, growing on a variety of rocky sites from sea level. The specific epithet oxycedrus means "sharp cedar" and this species may have been the original cedar or cedrus of the ancient Greeks.