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]
Juniperus arizonica | |
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
(unranked): | Gymnosperms |
Division: | Pinophyta |
Class: | Pinopsida |
Order: | Pinales |
Family: | Cupressaceae |
Genus: | Juniperus |
Species: | J. arizonica |
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Juniperus arizonica (R.P.Adams) R.P.Adams | |
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Juniperus arizonica |
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Juniperus coahuilensis var. arizonica |
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