Juniperus virginiana

Juniperus virginiana
Juniperus virginiana on a golf course in northern Virginia

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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Gymnospermae
Division: Pinophyta
Class: Pinopsida
Order: Cupressales
Family: Cupressaceae
Genus: Juniperus
Section: Juniperus sect. Sabina
Species:
J. virginiana
Binomial name
Juniperus virginiana
Natural distribution of varieties:
J. virginiana var. virginiana (green)
and J. virginiana var. silicicola (red)

Juniperus virginiana, also known as eastern redcedar,[2][3] red cedar, Virginian juniper,[4] eastern juniper, red juniper, and other local names, is a species of juniper native to eastern North America from southeastern Canada to the Gulf of Mexico and east of the Great Plains.[3] Farther west it is replaced by the related Juniperus scopulorum (Rocky Mountain juniper) and to the southwest by Juniperus ashei (Ashe juniper).[5][6][7] It is not to be confused with Thuja occidentalis (eastern white cedar).

  1. ^ Farjon, A. (2013). "Juniperus virginiana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T42257A2967510. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T42257A2967510.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ Adams, Robert P. (1993). 200005450 "Juniperus virginiana". In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (ed.). Flora of North America North of Mexico (FNA). Vol. 2. New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA. {{citation}}: Check |contribution-url= value (help)
  3. ^ a b USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "​Juniperus virginiana​". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
  4. ^ BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
  5. ^ Farjon, A. (2005). Monograph of Cupressaceae and Sciadopitys. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. ISBN 1-84246-068-4
  6. ^ Earle, Christopher J., ed. (2018). "Juniperus virginiana". The Gymnosperm Database.
  7. ^ Adams, R. P. (2004). Junipers of the World. Trafford. ISBN 1-4120-4250-X