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Juniperus saltillensis is a species of conifer in the family Cupressaceae.

Juniperus saltillensis
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
(unranked):	Gymnosperms
Division:	Pinophyta
Class:	Pinopsida
Order:	Pinales
Family:	Cupressaceae
Genus:	Juniperus
Species:	J. saltillensis
Binomial name
Juniperus saltillensis M. T. Hall

The shrub or bushy tree is endemic to northern Mexico, in the states of Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo León, and Zacatecas.

It is sometimes an understorey shrub in pinyon–juniper woodland, or open Madrean pine-oak woodlands or oak woodlands forests. It is found at elevations of 1,800–2,900 metres (5,900–9,500 feet)

See also

• Sierra Madre Occidental pine-oak forests

References

• Current IUCN Red List of all Threatened Species

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