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Juniperus osteosperma (Torr.) Little

Utah juniper

KingdomPlantaePlants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae
SubkingdomTracheobiontaVascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients
DivisionConiferophytaConifers—cone-bearing trees (and a few shrubs)
ClassPinopsidaGymnosperms such as cedars, Douglas-firs, cypresses, firs, junipers, kauri, larches, pines, hemlocks, redwoods, spruces, and yews
OrderPinalesCone-bearing plants: cedar, cypress, fir, juniper, larch, pine, redwood, spruce, yew, and others
FamilyCupressaceaeCypres family, including junipers and redwoods
GenusJuniperusLatin for “juniper”
SpeciesosteospermaFrom the Greek osteon, “bone,” and sperma, which in Greek compound words means “-seeded”, thus meaning “hard-seeded”

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Juniperus osteosperma (Utah juniper)

8/26/2014 · Sandstone Bluffs, El Malpais National Monument, New Mex­ico

Juniperus osteosperma (Utah juniper)

4/30/2018 · Kelbaker Road, Mojave National Preserve, Cali­fornia · ≈ 8 × 5″ (20 × 13 cm) ID is uncertain

Juniperus osteosperma (Utah juniper)

4/30/2018 · Kelbaker Road, Mojave National Preserve, Cali­fornia · ≈ 4 × 6″ (11 × 16 cm) ID is uncertain

Juniperus californica Carrière ssp. osteosperma (Torr.) A.E. Murray

Juniperus californica Carrière var. osteosperma (Torr.) L.D. Benson

Juniperus californica Carrière var. utahensis Engelm.

Juniperus knightii A. Nelson

Juniperus megalocarpa Sudw.

Juniperus monosperma (Engelm.) Sarg. var. knightii (A. Nelson) Lemmon

Juniperus occidentalis Hook. var. utahensis (Engelm.) Kent

Juniperus utahensis (Engelm.) Lemmon

Juniperus utahensis (Engelm.) Lemmon var. megalocarpa (Sudw.) Sarg.

Sabina osteosperma (Torr.) Antoine

Sabina utahensis (Engelm.) Rydb.

 

Juniperus osteosperma description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 5 Oct 2021.

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Juniperus osteosperma (Utah juniper)

4/30/2018 · Kelbaker Road, Mojave National Preserve, Cali­fornia · ≈ 4 × 6″ (11 × 16 cm) ID is uncertain

Juniperus osteosperma (Utah juniper)

4/30/2018 · Kelbaker Road, Mojave National Preserve, Cali­fornia · ≈ 4½ × 7″ (12 × 18 cm) ID is uncertain

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