Juniperus horizontalis

Juniperus horizontalis

The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Juniperus horizontalis is listed as Least Concern.

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Pinales
Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Divisio: Tracheophyta Divisio: Pinophyta Classis: Pinopsida Ordo: Pinales

Familia: Cupressaceae
Subfamilia: Cupressoideae
Genus: Juniperus
Sectio: Juniperus sect. Sabina
Species: Juniperus horizontalis

Name

Juniperus horizontalis Moench, Methodus: 699 (1794).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Sabina horizontalis (Moench) Rydb., Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 39: 100 (1912).
• Heterotypic
  • Juniperus horizontalis var. alpina (Lodd. ex Loudon) Rehder, Man. Cult. Trees: 15 (1927).
  • Juniperus horizontalis f. alpina (Lodd. ex Loudon) Rehder, J. Arnold Arbor. 6: 203 (1925).
  • Juniperus horizontalis var. douglasii Rehder in L.H.Bailey, Stand. Cycl. Hort. 3: 1722 (1915).
  • Juniperus horizontalis f. douglasii (Rehder) Rehder, Mitt. Deutsch. Dendrol. Ges. 24: 214 (1915 publ. 1916).
  • Juniperus horizontalis f. glomerata Rehder, J. Arnold Arbor. 6: 202 (1925).
  • Juniperus horizontalis var. glomerata Rehder, Man. Cult. Trees: 15 (1927).
  • Juniperus horizontalis subsp. hamptonensis Silba, J. Int. Conifer Preserv. Soc. 11: 28 (2004).
  • Juniperus horizontalis f. lobata O.W.Knight, Rhodora 9: 202 (1907).
  • Juniperus horizontalis subsp. neopangaea Silba, J. Int. Conifer Preserv. Soc. 11: 28 (2004).
  • Juniperus horizontalis f. plumosa Rehder, J. Arnold Arbor. 6: 204 (1925).
  • Juniperus horizontalis f. variegata Slavin in F.J.Chittenden, Rep. Conif. Conf. R.H.S.: 106 (1932).
  • Juniperus hudsonica Forbes, Pinet. Woburn.: 208 (1839).
  • Juniperus prostrata Pers., Syn. Pl. 2: 632 (1807).
  • Juniperus racemosa Risso, Hist. Nat. Prod. Eur. Mérid. 2: 459 (1826).
  • Juniperus repens Nutt., Gen. N. Amer. Pl. 2: 245 (1818).
  • Juniperus sabina var. alpina Lodd. ex Loudon, Arbor. Frutic. Brit. 4: 2499 (1838).
  • Juniperus sabina var. humilis Hook., Fl. Bor.-Amer., Bot. N. Brit. Amer. 2: 166 (1838).
  • Juniperus sabina var. procumbens Pursh, Fl. Amer. Sept. 2: 647 (1813).
  • Juniperus sabina f. prostrata (Pers.) Voss, Vilm. Blumengärtn., ed. 3. 1: 1228 (1895).
  • Juniperus sabina var. prostrata (Pers.) Loudon, Arbor. Frutic. Brit. 4: 2499 (1838).
  • Juniperus virginiana var. prostrata (Pers.) Torr., Fl. New York 2: 235 (1843).
  • Sabina horizontalis f. douglasii (Rehder) Moldenke, Phytologia 4: 128 (1952).
  • Sabina prostrata (Pers.) Antoine, Cupress.-Gatt.: 57 (1857).
  • Sabina racemosa (Risso) Antoine, Cupress.-Gatt.: 71 (1857).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Native to: Alaska, Alberta, British Columbia, Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Labrador, Manitoba, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New York, Newfoundland, North Dakota, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Québec, Saskatchewan, South Dakota, Vermont, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Yukon. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Moench, C. 1794. Methodus Plantas Horti Botanici et Agri Marburgensis vol. 1–2, 780 pp., Marburgi Cattorum: Nova Libraria Academiae. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.304 Reference page.  [See Vol. 2, page 699.]

Additional references

• Adams, R.P. 2004. Junipers of the World: The genus Juniperus. v + 275 p., Vancouver: Trafford, ISBN 1-4120-4250-X. Reference page. 
• Farjon, A. 2005. Monograph of Cupressaceae and Sciadopitys. 643 p., Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. ISBN 1-84246-068-4. Reference page. 

Links

• Farjon, A. 2013. Juniperus horizontalis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013. IUCN Red List Category: Least Concern . DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T42237A2965318.en..
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Juniperus horizontalis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 Dec 15. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Juniperus horizontalis. Published online. Accessed: 15 Dec 2024. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2024. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Juniperus horizontalis. Accessed: 15 Dec 2024.
• Hassler, M. 2024. Juniperus horizontalis. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2024. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2024 Dec 15. Reference page. 
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Juniperus horizontalis in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service.

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Kriech-Wacholder
English: Creeping Juniper
suomi: Laakakataja
français: Genévrier rampant
magyar: Henye boróka
русский: Можжевельник распростёртый
svenska: Amerikansk krypen
Türkçe: Sürünücü ardıç

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