Juniperus communis
Juniperus communis | |
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Juniperus communis subsp. communis in the Netherlands | |
Scientific classification | |
Kinrick: | Plantae |
Diveesion: | Pinophyta |
Cless: | Pinopsida |
Order: | Pinales |
Faimily: | Cupressaceae |
Genus: | Juniperus |
Species: | J. communis |
Binomial name | |
Juniperus communis | |
Naitural range warld-wide | |
Naitural range in North Americae |
Juniperus communis, kent as the jeneper or aiten, is a species o conifer in the genus Juniperus, in the faimily Cupressaceae. It haes the lairgest geografical range o ony widdy plant, wi a circumpolar distribution ootthrou the cuil temperate Northren Hemisphere frae the Arctic sooth in mountains tae aroond 30°N latitude in North Americae, Europe an Asie. Relict populations can be foond in the Atlas Moontains o Africae.
References
eedit- ↑ Conifer Specialist Group 1998. Juniperus communis. In: IUCN 2009. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 3 March 2010.