Juniperus arizonica, the Arizona juniper, is a species of conifer in the family Cupressaceae, native to the Sonoran Desert of the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico.[1] It is a shrub or small tree, reaching 8 m (26 ft).[2]
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Gymnospermae |
Division: | Pinophyta |
Class: | Pinopsida |
Order: | Cupressales |
Family: | Cupressaceae |
Genus: | Juniperus |
Species: | J. arizonica
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Juniperus arizonica | |
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References
edit- ^ a b "Juniperus arizonica (R.P.Adams) R.P.Adams". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
- ^ Adams, Dr. Robert P. (2014). Junipers of the World: The Genus Juniperus, 4th Edition. Trafford. p. 80. ISBN 9781490723259.