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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| Habitat | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| (unranked): | Gymnosperms |
| Division: | Pinophyta |
| Class: | Pinopsida |
| Order: | Pinales |
| Family: | Cupressaceae |
| Genus: | Juniperus |
| Species: | J. arizonica |
| Binomial name | |
| Juniperus arizonica (R.P.Adams) R.P.Adams | |
| Natural range | |
| Closeup view of range | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Taxon identifiers | |
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| Juniperus arizonica |
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| Juniperus coahuilensis var. arizonica |
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