Rocky Mountain Juniper
Juniperus scopulorum
Summary 4
Juniperus scopulorum (Rocky Mountain Juniper) is a species of juniper native to western North America, in Canada in British Columbia and southwest Alberta, in the United States from Washington east to North Dakota, south to Arizona and also locally western Texas, and northernmost Mexico from Sonora east to Coahuila. It grows at altitudes of 500-2,700 m on dry soils, often together with other juniper species.
Sources and Credits
- (c) Tony Frates, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7156/6502882983_d4267e77d8_o.jpg
- (c) pasa47, some rights reserved (CC BY), https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a6/Juniperus_scopulorum_Garden_of_the_Gods.jpg
- USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Herman, D.E. et al. 1996. North Dakota tree handbook. USDA NRCS ND State Soil Conservation Committee; NDSU Extension and Western Area Power Admin., Bismarck, ND., no known copyright restrictions (public domain), https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Juniperus_scopulorum_branch.jpg/460px-Juniperus_scopulorum_branch.jpg
- (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juniperus_scopulorum
More Info
- iNat taxon page
- Biodiversity Heritage Library
- BOLD Systems BIN search
- Calflora
- CalPhotos
- eFloras.org
- Flora of North America (beta)
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
- HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
- IPNI (with links to POWO, WFO, and BHL)
- Jepson eFlora
- NatureServe Explorer 2.0
- OregonFlora.org
- SEINet Symbiota portals
- Tropicos
- USDA PLANTS database
- VASCAN by Canadensys
- World Flora Online
iNat Map
| Color | blue, green |
|---|---|
| Group | Trees and Shrubs |
| 1. kingdom | Plants |
| Park | Chatfield |
