Juniperus virginiana L., 1753 43% complete

Red juniper

Sp. Pl.: 1039 (1753)


Data sources

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Sourced10 Differs from sources1 Source not recorded15 Not on the record4 Sources: TRY Plant Trait Database
Field Shown What the sources say
Core
Author L. No source recorded
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Bibliography Sp. Pl.: 1039 (1753) No source recorded
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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 Red juniper No source recorded
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Observations SE. Canada to C. & E. U.S.A., Mexico (Coahuila) No source recorded
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Morphology
Average height 820 cm
  • 820 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 141 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 20, 28, 54, 68, 92, 241, 818, 873, 909, 918
Sourced
Biological type phanerophyte Sourced
Flower color yellow, green Differs from sources
Flower conspicuous false No source recorded
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Foliage color green Sourced
Foliage texture medium Sourced
Fruit color white Sourced
Fruit conspicuous true No source recorded
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Growth form Single Stem No source recorded
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Growth habit Tree No source recorded
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Growth rate Slow Sourced
Maximum height 2200 cm
  • 2200 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 20, 28, 54, 68, 92, 241, 818, 873, 909, 918
Sourced
Vegetable false No source recorded
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Phenology
Duration perennial
  • perennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 12 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 28, 66, 92, 818, 918, 925
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Ecology
Nitrogen fixation None
  • None · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 13 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 20, 57, 66, 67, 89, 130, 445
Sourced
Ph maximum pH 8 No source recorded
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Ph minimum pH 4.7 No source recorded
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Cultivation
Minimum root depth 274 cm Sourced
Usda legacy
C n ratio empty Not on the record
Other
Human usage type —
  • christmas_trees, fuelwood, nursery_stock, ornamental, posts, veneer · TRY Plant Trait Database · Reported · 1 observation · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 68, 92
Not on the record
Salt tolerance — Not on the record
Shade tolerance — Not on the record