Juniperus occidentalis Hook.

First published in Fl. Bor.-Amer., Bot. N. Brit. Amer. 2: 166 (1838)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is NW. U.S.A. to N. California. It is a tree and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

California, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Washington

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Farjon, A. (2010). A handbook of the world's Conifers 1: 1-526. BRILL, Leiden, Boston.
  • Govaerts, R.H.A. (2011). World checklist of selected plant families published update Facilitated by the Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Adams, R.P. (2008). Junipers of the World: The genus Juniperus ed. 2: 1-402. Trafford publishing Co., Vancouver.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jul 1, 1999 Leiberg, J.B. [94] K000088393 No
Jul 1, 1999 St. John, H.; Warren, F.A. [3078] K000088389 No
Jul 1, 1999 Adams, R.P. [1723] K000088394 No
Jul 1, 1999 St. John, H.; Jones, G.N. [9783] K000088390 No
Jul 1, 1999 Douglas, D. [s.n.] United States K000088396 Holotype Yes
Jul 1, 1999 Adams, R.P. [5086] K000088395 No
Jul 1, 1999 Engelmann, G.; Sargent, C.S. [s.n.] K000088392 No

Sources

  • EDGE Gymnosperms

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

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
  • Kew Living Collection Database

    • Common Names from Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com/
  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0