Family:
Cupressaceae Gray
Genus:
Juniperus L.

Juniperus monosperma (Engelm.) Sarg.

This species is accepted, and its native range is S. Nevada to Oklahoma and Mexico (Chihuahua).

[EDGE]

Forest, F. et al. 2018. Gymnosperms on the EDGE. Scientific Reports 8: 6053. doi:10.1038/s41598-018-24365-4.

Conservation
Juniperus monosperma is rated as Least Concerned (LC) according to IUCN Red List criteria and has received a EDGE score of -8.68, which places it in position 1068 on the EDGE Gymnosperm list. It has a Evolutionary Distinctiveness of 3.4, ranked 1039. More information on the EDGE Gymnosperm project here https://www.edgeofexistence.org.

Native to:

Arizona, Colorado, Mexico Northeast, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas

English
Cherrystone Juniper

Juniperus monosperma (Engelm.) Sarg. appears in other Kew resources:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jul 1, 1999 Adams, R.P. [2071] K000088375 No
Jul 1, 1999 Rehder, A. [538] K000088377 No
Jul 1, 1999 Ellison, J. [736] K000088373 No
Jul 1, 1999 Nelson, A. [1974] K000088372 No
Jul 1, 1999 Stevens, G.W. [487] K000088379 No
Jul 1, 1999 Heller, A.A. [3781] K000088378 No
Jul 1, 1999 Baker, C.F. [77] K000088391 No
Jul 1, 1999 Adams, R.P. [2003] K000088376 No
Landrum, L.R. [11201], USA K000554611 No

First published in Silva N. Amer. 10: 89 (1896)

Accepted by

  • Adams, R.P. (2008). Junipers of the World: The genus Juniperus ed. 2: 1-402. Trafford publishing Co., Vancouver.
  • Farjon, A. (2010). A handbook of the world's Conifers 1: 1-526. BRILL, Leiden, Boston.
  • Larson, J., Reif, B., Nelson, B.E. & Hartman, R.L. (2014). Floristic studies in North Central New Mexico, U.S.A. the Sange de Cristo mountains Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas 8: 271-303.

Literature

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Adams, R.P. (2008). Junipers of the World: The genus Juniperus ed. 2: 1-402. Trafford publishing Co., Vancouver.
  • Farjon, A. (2010). A handbook of the world's Conifers 1: 1-526. BRILL, Leiden, Boston.

  • EDGE Gymnosperms

    EDGE of Existence (Gymnosperms)
    http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Selected Plant Families 2022. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/
    © Copyright 2017 World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Living Collection Database

    Common Names from Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Living Collection https://www.kew.org/

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Selected Plant Families 2022. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/
    © Copyright 2017 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0