Juniperus horizontalis

Juniperus horizontalis
The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Juniperus horizontalis is listed as Least Concern.

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Pinales 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Divisio: Tracheophyta
Divisio: Pinophyta
Classis: Pinopsida
Ordo: Pinales

Familia: Cupressaceae
Subfamilia: Cupressoideae
Genus: Juniperus
Sectio: Juniperus sect. Sabina
Species: Juniperus horizontalis

Name

Juniperus horizontalis Moench, Methodus: 699 (1794).

Synonyms

  • Homotypic
    • Sabina horizontalis (Moench) Rydb., Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 39: 100 (1912).
  • Heterotypic
    • Juniperus horizontalis var. alpina (Lodd. ex Loudon) Rehder, Man. Cult. Trees: 15 (1927).
    • Juniperus horizontalis f. alpina (Lodd. ex Loudon) Rehder, J. Arnold Arbor. 6: 203 (1925).
    • Juniperus horizontalis var. douglasii Rehder in L.H.Bailey, Stand. Cycl. Hort. 3: 1722 (1915).
    • Juniperus horizontalis f. douglasii (Rehder) Rehder, Mitt. Deutsch. Dendrol. Ges. 24: 214 (1915 publ. 1916).
    • Juniperus horizontalis f. glomerata Rehder, J. Arnold Arbor. 6: 202 (1925).
    • Juniperus horizontalis var. glomerata Rehder, Man. Cult. Trees: 15 (1927).
    • Juniperus horizontalis subsp. hamptonensis Silba, J. Int. Conifer Preserv. Soc. 11: 28 (2004).
    • Juniperus horizontalis f. lobata O.W.Knight, Rhodora 9: 202 (1907).
    • Juniperus horizontalis subsp. neopangaea Silba, J. Int. Conifer Preserv. Soc. 11: 28 (2004).
    • Juniperus horizontalis f. plumosa Rehder, J. Arnold Arbor. 6: 204 (1925).
    • Juniperus horizontalis f. variegata Slavin in F.J.Chittenden, Rep. Conif. Conf. R.H.S.: 106 (1932).
    • Juniperus hudsonica Forbes, Pinet. Woburn.: 208 (1839).
    • Juniperus prostrata Pers., Syn. Pl. 2: 632 (1807).
    • Juniperus racemosa Risso, Hist. Nat. Prod. Eur. Mérid. 2: 459 (1826).
    • Juniperus repens Nutt., Gen. N. Amer. Pl. 2: 245 (1818).
    • Juniperus sabina var. alpina Lodd. ex Loudon, Arbor. Frutic. Brit. 4: 2499 (1838).
    • Juniperus sabina var. humilis Hook., Fl. Bor.-Amer., Bot. N. Brit. Amer. 2: 166 (1838).
    • Juniperus sabina var. procumbens Pursh, Fl. Amer. Sept. 2: 647 (1813).
    • Juniperus sabina f. prostrata (Pers.) Voss, Vilm. Blumengärtn., ed. 3. 1: 1228 (1895).
    • Juniperus sabina var. prostrata (Pers.) Loudon, Arbor. Frutic. Brit. 4: 2499 (1838).
    • Juniperus virginiana var. prostrata (Pers.) Torr., Fl. New York 2: 235 (1843).
    • Sabina horizontalis f. douglasii (Rehder) Moldenke, Phytologia 4: 128 (1952).
    • Sabina prostrata (Pers.) Antoine, Cupress.-Gatt.: 57 (1857).
    • Sabina racemosa (Risso) Antoine, Cupress.-Gatt.: 71 (1857).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
  • Native to:
    • Alaska, Alberta, British Columbia, Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Labrador, Manitoba, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New York, Newfoundland, North Dakota, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Québec, Saskatchewan, South Dakota, Vermont, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Yukon.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

Additional references

  • Adams, R.P. 2004. Junipers of the World: The genus Juniperus. v + 275 p., Vancouver: Trafford, ISBN 1-4120-4250-X. Reference page. 
  • Farjon, A. 2005. Monograph of Cupressaceae and Sciadopitys. 643 p., Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. ISBN 1-84246-068-4. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Kriech-Wacholder
English: Creeping Juniper
suomi: Laakakataja
français: Genévrier rampant
magyar: Henye boróka
русский: Можжевельник распростёртый
svenska: Amerikansk krypen
Türkçe: Sürünücü ardıç
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