Juniperus virginiana
Species of conifer in the cypress family Cupressaceae / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Juniperus virginiana, also known as eastern redcedar,[2][3] red cedar, Virginian juniper,[4] eastern juniper, red juniper, and other local names, is a species of juniper native to eastern North America from southeastern Canada to the Gulf of Mexico and east of the Great Plains.[3] Further west it is replaced by the related Juniperus scopulorum (Rocky Mountain juniper) and to the southwest by Juniperus ashei (Ashe juniper).[5][6][7] It is not to be confused with Thuja occidentalis (eastern white cedar).
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Juniperus virginiana | |
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Juniperus virginiana on a golf course in northern Virginia | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Gymnospermae |
Division: | Pinophyta |
Class: | Pinopsida |
Order: | Cupressales |
Family: | Cupressaceae |
Genus: | Juniperus |
Section: | Juniperus sect. Sabina |
Species: | J. virginiana |
Binomial name | |
Juniperus virginiana | |
Natural distribution of varieties: J. virginiana var. virginiana (green) and J. virginiana var. silicicola (red) |
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