Juniperus squamata | |
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Foliage of cultivar 'Meyeri' | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Gymnospermae |
Division: | Pinophyta |
Class: | Pinopsida |
Order: | Cupressales |
Family: | Cupressaceae |
Genus: | Juniperus |
Section: | Juniperus sect. Sabina |
Species: | J. squamata
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Binomial name | |
Juniperus squamata Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don
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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).