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Taxon:  Juniperus communis L. var. saxatilis Pall.



Summary
Genus:
Juniperus
Family:
Cupressaceae
Nomen number:
20826
Place of publication:
Fl. ross. 1(2):12, t. 4, fig. A. 1789 ("1788")
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. depressa Pursh (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])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Juniperus communis L. f. oblonga (M. Bieb.) Loudon
Juniperus communis L. subsp. alpina (Suter) Celak.
Juniperus communis L. subsp. nana Syme
Juniperus communis L. var. alpina Suter
Juniperus communis L. var. montana Aiton
Juniperus communis L. var. sibirica (Burgsd.) Rydb.
Juniperus oblonga M. Bieb.
Juniperus sibirica Burgsd.
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Reference(s)
  1. Aldén, B., S. Ryman & M. Hjertson. Våra kulturväxters namn - ursprung och användning. Formas, Stockholm (Handbook on Swedish cultivated and utility plants, their names and origin). 2009
  2. Chinese Academy of Sciences. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae. 1959-
  3. Dar, G. H. & K. L. Christensen. 2003. Gymnosperms of the western Himalaya. 1. The genus Juniperus (Cupressaceae). Pakistan J. Bot. 35:287.
  4. Farjon, A. A monograph of Cupressaceae and Sciadopitys. 2005
  5. Farjon, A. World checklist and bibliography of conifers. 1998
  6. Hara, H. et al. An enumeration of the flowering plants of Nepal. 1978-1982
  7. Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
  8. Rechinger, K. H., ed. Flora iranica. 1963-
  9. Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. World economic plants: a standard reference (on-line edition) [medicinal plants only].
Common names
English
mountain juniper –
French
genévrier nain –
German
Zwergwacholder –
Italian
ginepro nano –
Swedish
fjäll-en –
Transcribed Chinese
xien bei ci bai –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusArmenia  
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusAzerbaijan  
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusGeorgia  
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaJilin 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaXinjiang 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaXizang 
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapanHokkaido 
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapanHonshu 
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaKorea  
1NativeAsia-TemperateMiddle AsiaKazakhstan  
1NativeAsia-TemperateMiddle AsiaKyrgyzstan  
1NativeAsia-TemperateMiddle AsiaTajikistan  
1NativeAsia-TemperateMongoliaMongolia  
1NativeAsia-TemperateRussian Far EastRussian FederationKamchatka 
1NativeAsia-TemperateRussian Far EastRussian FederationKurile Islands 
1NativeAsia-TemperateRussian Far EastRussian FederationSakhalin 
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian Federation-Eastern SiberiaEastern Siberia 
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian Federation-Western SiberiaWestern Siberia 
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaAfghanistan  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaTurkey  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndia  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentNepal  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentPakistan  
1NativeEuropeEast EuropeEstonia  
1NativeEuropeEast EuropeRussian Federation-European partEuropean part 
1NativeEuropeEast EuropeUkraine  
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeAustria  
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeCzech Republic  
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeGermany  
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropePoland  
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeSwitzerland  
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeFinland  
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeIceland  
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeIreland  
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeNorway  
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeSweden  
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeUnited Kingdom  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeAlbania  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeBosnia and Herzegovina  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeBulgaria  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeCroatia  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeGreece  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeItaly  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeMacedonia  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeMontenegro  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeRomania  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeSerbia  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeSlovenia  
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeFrance  
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropePortugal  
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeSpain  
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthwestern U.S.A.United StatesOregon 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthwestern U.S.A.United StatesWashington 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthwestern U.S.A.United StatesCalifornia 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSubarctic AmericaGreenland  
1NativeNorthern AmericaWestern CanadaCanadaBritish Columbia 
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • CAUCASUS: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia
  • CHINA: China [Jilin, Xinjiang, Xizang]
  • EASTERN ASIA: Korea, Japan [Hokkaido, Honshu]
  • MIDDLE ASIA: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan
  • MONGOLIA: Mongolia
  • RUSSIAN FAR EAST: Russian Federation [Kamchatka, Kurile Islands, Sakhalin]
  • SIBERIA: Russian Federation-Western Siberia [Western Siberia], Russian Federation-Eastern Siberia [Eastern Siberia]
  • WESTERN ASIA: Afghanistan, Turkey
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: India, Nepal, Pakistan
Europe
  • EAST EUROPE: Russian Federation-European part [European part], Estonia, Ukraine
  • MIDDLE EUROPE: Austria, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Poland
  • NORTHERN EUROPE: Finland, United Kingdom, Ireland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Albania, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Greece, Croatia, Italy, Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia
  • SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Spain, France, Portugal
Northern America
  • NORTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Oregon, Washington]
  • SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [California]
  • SUBARCTIC AMERICA: Greenland
  • WESTERN CANADA: Canada [British Columbia]
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Food additivesflavoring Dar, G. H. & K. L. Christensen. 2003. Gymnosperms of the western Himalaya. 1. The genus Juniperus (Cupressaceae). Pakistan J. Bot. 35:287.
Materialsgum/resin Dar, G. H. & K. L. Christensen. 2003. Gymnosperms of the western Himalaya. 1. The genus Juniperus (Cupressaceae). Pakistan J. Bot. 35:287.
Medicinesfolklore Dar, G. H. & K. L. Christensen. 2003. Gymnosperms of the western Himalaya. 1. The genus Juniperus (Cupressaceae). Pakistan J. Bot. 35:287.
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=20826. Accessed 13 December 2025.


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