Juniperus osteosperma

Utah juniper

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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Gymnospermae
Division: Pinophyta
Class: Pinopsida
Order: Cupressales
Family: Cupressaceae
Genus: Juniperus
Species:
J. osteosperma
Binomial name
Juniperus osteosperma
(Torr.) Little, 1948
Natural range
Synonyms
List
    • Juniperus californica subsp. osteosperma (Torr.) A.E.Murray (1982)
    • Juniperus californica var. osteosperma (Torr.) L.D.Benson (1981)
    • Juniperus californica var. utahensis Engelm. (1877)
    • Juniperus cosnino Lemmon (1902)
    • Juniperus knightii A.Nelson (1898)
    • Juniperus megalocarpa Sudw. (1907)
    • Juniperus monosperma var. knightii (A.Nelson) Lemmon (1900)
    • Juniperus occidentalis var. utahensis (Engelm.) A.H.Kent (1881)
    • Juniperus tetragona var. osteosperma Torr. (1857)
    • Juniperus utahensis (Engelm.) Lemmon (1890)
    • Juniperus utahensis var. cosnino Lemmon (1902)
    • Juniperus utahensis var. megalocarpa (Sudw.) Sarg. (1919)
    • Sabina knightii (A.Nelson) Rydb. (1905)
    • Sabina megalocarpa (Sudw.) Cockerell (1908)
    • Sabina osteosperma (Torr.) Antoine (1857)
    • Sabina utahensis (Engelm.) Rydb. (1905)

Juniperus osteosperma (Utah juniper; syn. J. utahensis) is a shrub or small tree native to the southwestern United States.

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