Juniperus communis L. var. depressa Pursh GRIN-Global

Taxon: Juniperus communis L. var. depressa Pursh

Summary

Genus:

Juniperus

Family:

Cupressaceae

Nomen number:

20822

Place of publication:

Fl. Amer. sept. 2:646. 1813

Comment:

for date of this publication see Taxon 57:305. 2008

Verified:

07/17/2007 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

0 (0 active, 0 available) in Australian Pastures Genebank.

Other conspecific taxa

Juniperus communis L. (0 active accession[s])
Juniperus communis L. var. communis (0 active accession[s])
Juniperus communis L. var. megistocarpa Fernald & H. St. John (0 active accession[s])
Juniperus communis L. var. nipponica (Maxim.) E. H. Wilson (0 active accession[s])
Juniperus communis L. var. saxatilis Pall. (0 active accession[s])

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Homotypic Synonym(s)

Juniperus communis L. subsp. depressa (Pursh) Franco

Heterotypic Synonym(s)

Juniperus depressa (Pursh) Raf.

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Reference(s)

Cronquist, A. et al. Intermountain flora. 1972-
Farjon, A. A monograph of Cupressaceae and Sciadopitys. 2005 270-271.
FNA Editorial Committee. Flora of North America. 1993- 2:415.
Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).

Common names

English
dwarf juniper –
prostrate juniper –

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State
1	Native	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	New Brunswick
1	Native	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	Newfoundland
1	Native	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	Nova Scotia
1	Native	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	Ontario
1	Native	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	Prince Edward Island
1	Native	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	Quebec
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Illinois
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Minnesota
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	North Dakota
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	South Dakota
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Wisconsin
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Connecticut
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Indiana
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Maine
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Massachusetts
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Michigan
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	New Hampshire
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	New York
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Ohio
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Pennsylvania
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Rhode Island
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Vermont
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Colorado
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Idaho
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Montana
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Oregon
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Washington
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Wyoming
1	Native	Northern America	South-Central U.S.A.	United States	New Mexico
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Georgia
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	North Carolina
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	South Carolina
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Virginia
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	Arizona
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	California
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	Nevada
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	Utah
1	Native	Northern America	Subarctic America	Canada	Northwest Territory
1	Native	Northern America	Subarctic America	Canada	Yukon Territory
1	Native	Northern America	Subarctic America	United States	Alaska
1	Native	Northern America	Western Canada	Canada	Alberta
1	Native	Northern America	Western Canada	Canada	British Columbia
1	Native	Northern America	Western Canada	Canada	Manitoba
1	Native	Northern America	Western Canada	Canada	Saskatchewan

Native
Northern America

EASTERN CANADA: Canada [New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec]
NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Illinois, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin]
NORTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Connecticut, Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont]
NORTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming]
SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [New Mexico]
SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia]
SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Arizona, California, Nevada, Utah]
SUBARCTIC AMERICA: Canada [Northwest Territory, Yukon Territory], United States [Alaska]
WESTERN CANADA: Canada [Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Saskatchewan]

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://apg.pir.sa.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=20822. Accessed 15 December 2025.