Juniperus occidentalis (Western Juniper)

7/2/16 10,000' elevation, trail to Horseshoe Meadow, Lone Pine Region, 

Inyo National Forest, Eastern Sierra, Inyo County, CA 

LIFE LIST NOTES:

COMMON NAME: Western Juniper

SPECIES: Juniperus occidentalis

FAMILY: Cupressaceae (Cypress Family)

LIFE LIST DATE: 7/2/2016

LOCATION: 10,000' elevation, trail to Horseshoe Meadow, Lone Pine Region, Inyo National Forest, Eastern Sierra, Inyo County, CA 

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Treatment from Jepson eFlora:

NATIVE

Habit: Tree 5--15(20) m; generally +- monoecious. 

Stem: bark brown. 

Leaf: opposite, 4-ranked or whorled in 3s, 6-ranked. 

Pollen Cone: 2--3 mm, oblong. 

Seed Cone: 7--12 mm, blue-green maturing blue-black, resinous. 

Seed: cotyledons generally 2. 

Ecology: Dry slopes, flats, sagebrush, juniper woodland; 

Elevation: 700--2300 m. 

Bioregional Distribution: CaRH, MP; 

Distribution Outside California: to Washington, Idaho, western Nevada. 

eFlora Treatment Author: Robert P. Adams & Jim A. Bartel