Juniperus communis L., 1753 31% complete

Common juniper

Sp. Pl.: 1040 (1753)

Data sources

Each value Trefle shows for Juniperus communis, with what every source says about it. When sources disagree, the strongest source is shown (how sources are ranked). Values imported before sources were recorded one by one are marked Source not recorded.

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Sourced12 Source not recorded8 Not on the record11 Sources: TRY Plant Trait Database
Field Shown What the sources say
Core
Author L. No source recorded
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Bibliography Sp. Pl.: 1040 (1753) No source recorded
Source not recorded
Phylum Tracheophyta No source recorded
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Rank species No source recorded
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Status accepted No source recorded
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Year 1753 No source recorded
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Descriptive
Common name Common juniper No source recorded
Source not recorded
Observations Subarctic & Temp. Northern Hemisphere No source recorded
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Morphology
Average height 81 cm
  • 81 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 210 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 1, 20, 25, 28, 68, 92, 174, 175, 178, 214, 241, 460, 468, 474, 557, 582, 591, 685, 742, 818, 873, 898, 909
Sourced
Biological type phanerophyte
  • phanerophyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 7 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 71, 174, 175, 178, 500, 918
Sourced
Flower color empty Not on the record
Foliage color empty Not on the record
Fruit color empty Not on the record
Growth rate empty Not on the record
Maximum height 1015 cm
  • 1015 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 4 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 1, 20, 25, 28, 68, 92, 174, 175, 178, 214, 241, 460, 468, 474, 557, 582, 591, 685, 742, 818, 873, 898, 909
Sourced
Sexuality dioecious Sourced
Phenology
Bloom months jan, apr, jun Sourced
Duration perennial
  • perennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 22 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 28, 71, 92, 178, 460, 818, 918, 925
Sourced
Ecology
Ground humidity 5 / 12 · fresh, never flooded (mesohydric)
  • 5 / 12 · fresh, never flooded (mesohydric) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 489
Sourced
Light 8 / 9 · light Sourced
Nitrogen fixation None
  • None · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 27 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 1, 20, 37, 57, 71, 89, 110, 130, 445
Sourced
Soil nutriments 3 / 9 · poor (oligotrophic)
  • 3 / 9 · poor (oligotrophic) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 489
Sourced
Soil salinity 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils
  • 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 489
Sourced
Cultivation
Minimum root depth 88 cm Sourced
Usda legacy
C n ratio empty
  • 46.7 · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 81 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 105, 412, 582, 591, 981
Not on the record
Other
Human usage type —
  • nursery_stock, ornamental · TRY Plant Trait Database · Reported · 1 observation · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 68, 92
Not on the record
Propagation method — Not on the record
Salt tolerance — Not on the record
Shade tolerance — Not on the record
Soil ph indicator — Not on the record
Temperature indicator — Not on the record