Juniperus squamata

Juniperus squamata
Foliage of cultivar 'Meyeri'
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Gymnospermae
Division: Pinophyta
Class: Pinopsida
Order: Cupressales
Family: Cupressaceae
Genus: Juniperus
Section: Juniperus sect. Sabina
Species:
J. squamata
Binomial name
Juniperus squamata
'Blue Star'
Blue Star juniper shrub in Pennsylvania.

Juniperus squamata, the flaky juniper, or Himalayan juniper is a species of coniferous shrub in the cypress family Cupressaceae, native to the Himalayas and China.

It represents the provincial tree of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (unofficial).

  1. ^ Farjon, A. (2013). "Juniperus squamata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T42254A2967233. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T42254A2967233.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.