Juniperus horizontalis

Juniperus horizontalis
Foliage and cones

Secure  (NatureServe)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Gymnospermae
Division: Pinophyta
Class: Pinopsida
Order: Cupressales
Family: Cupressaceae
Genus: Juniperus
Species:
J. horizontalis
Binomial name
Juniperus horizontalis
Moench 1794
Natural range of Juniperus horizontalis
Synonyms[3]
  • Juniperus prostrata Pers. 1807
  • Juniperus repens Nutt. 1818
  • Juniperus racemosa Risso 1826
  • Juniperus hudsonica Forbes 1839
  • Sabina prostrata (Pers.) Antoine 1857
  • Sabina racemosa (Risso) Antoine 1857
  • Sabina horizontalis (Moench) Rydb. 1912

Juniperus horizontalis, the creeping juniper or creeping cedar,[4] is a low-growing shrubby juniper native to northern North America, throughout most of Canada from Yukon east to Newfoundland, and in some of the northern United States.

  1. ^ Farjon, A. (2013). "Juniperus horizontalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T42237A2965318. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T42237A2965318.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  2. ^ NatureServe (2024). "Juniperus horizontalis". Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
  3. ^ Juniperus horizontalis The Plant List (2010). Version 1. Published on the Internet; http://www.theplantlist.org/ 22 Nov. 2011
  4. ^ Bailey, L.H.; Bailey, E.Z.; the staff of the Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third: A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada. Macmillan, New York.