Juniperus osteosperma

Juniperus osteosperma, Canyonlands National Park, Utah, USA

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Pinales
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Divisio: Tracheophyta Divisio: Pinophyta Classis: Pinopsida Ordo: Pinales

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

Name

Juniperus osteosperma (Torr.) Little, Leafl. W. Bot. 5: 125 (1948).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Juniperus tetragona var. osteosperma Torr., Pacif. Railr. Rep. Whipple, Bot. 4(5; 4): 141 (1857).
• Homotypic
  • Sabina osteosperma (Torr.) Antoine, Cupress.-Gatt.: 51 (1857).
  • Juniperus californica var. osteosperma (Torr.) L.D.Benson in L.D.Benson & R.A.Darrow, Trees & Shrubs of Southw. Deserts, ed. 3: 377 (1981).
  • Juniperus californica subsp. osteosperma (Torr.) A.E.Murray, Kalmia 12: 21 (1982).
• Heterotypic
  • Juniperus californica var. utahensis Engelm., Trans. Acad. Sci. St. Louis 3: 588 (1877).
    • Juniperus occidentalis var. utahensis (Engelm.) A.H.Kent in H.J.Veitch, Man. Conif.: 289 (1881).
    • Juniperus utahensis (Engelm.) Lemmon, Bienn. Rep. Calif. State Board Forest. 3: 183 (1890).
    • Sabina utahensis (Engelm.) Rydb., Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 32: 598 (1905).
  • Juniperus knightii A.Nelson, Bot. Gaz. 25: 198 (1898).
    • Juniperus monosperma var. knightii (A.Nelson) Lemmon, Cone-bear. Trees Pacif. Slope, ed. 4: 114 (1900).
    • Sabina knightii (A.Nelson) Rydb., Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 32: 598 (1905).
  • Juniperus cosnino Lemmon, Sierra Club Bull. 4: 123 (1902), nom. altern.
    • Juniperus utahensis var. cosnino Lemmon, Sierra Club Bull. 4: 122 (1902).
  • Juniperus megalocarpa Sudw., Forest. Irrig. 13: 307 (1907).
    • Sabina megalocarpa (Sudw.) Cockerell, Muhlenbergia 3: 143 (1908).
    • Juniperus utahensis var. megalocarpa (Sudw.) Sarg., Bot. Gaz. 67: 208 (1919).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Range map Continental: Northern America Regional: Northwestern U.S.A. Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming. Regional: Southwestern U.S.A. Arizona, California, Nevada, Utah. Regional: South-Central U.S.A. New Mexico. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Little, E.L. 1948. Older Names for Two Western Species of Juniperus. Leaflets of Western Botany 5(8): 125–132. BHL Reference page. 

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

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Juniperus osteosperma in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Nov 7. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2025. Juniperus osteosperma. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 7 Nov 2025. Reference page.
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Juniperus osteosperma. Published online. Accessed: 7 Nov 2025. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Juniperus osteosperma. Accessed: 7 Nov 2025. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• Deutsch: Utah-Wacholder
• English: Utah Juniper
• Türkçe: Utah ardıcı

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