Thursday, May 18, 2017

California Juniper (Juniperus californica)



3/11/17 Harford Springs Reserve, Gavilan Hills, Riverside County, CA

3/11/17 Harford Springs Reserve, Gavilan Hills, Riverside County, CA

3/11/17 Harford Springs Reserve, Gavilan Hills, Riverside County, CA
  
 3/11/17 Harford Springs Reserve, Gavilan Hills, Riverside County, CA 

 3/23/19 Harford Springs Reserve

3/23/19 Harford Springs Reserve

LIFE LIST NOTES:

COMMON NAME: California Juniper

SPECIES: Juniperus californica

FAMILY: Cupressaceae (Cypress Family)

LIFE LIST DATE: 3/11/2017

LOCATION: Harford Springs Reserve, Gavilan Hills, Riverside County, CA 

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Treatment from Jepson eFlora:
NATIVE

Habit: Shrub, tree 1--4(10) m; generally dioecious. 

Stem: trunks several at base; bark gray, thin, outer layers persistent. 

Leaf: generally whorled in 3s, 6-ranked; scale-like, closely appressed; gland obvious. 

Pollen Cone: 2--3 mm, oblong. 

Seed Cone: 7--12 mm, spheric to ovoid, +- blue maturing red-brown, dry. 

Seed: 5--7 mm, pointed, angled, brown. 

Ecology: Dry slopes, flats, pinyon/juniper woodland; 

Elevation: 50--1500 m. 

Bioregional Distribution: NCoRI, SNF, ScV (Sutter Buttes), SnFrB, SCoR, TR, PR, D; 

Distribution Outside California: southern Nevada, northwestern Arizona, Baja California (Cedros, Guadalupe islands). 

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

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