Common juniper
Juniperus communis
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At a glance
- Scientific name
- Juniperus communis
- Group
- Gymnosperm
- Order
- Pinales
- Family
- Cupressaceae
- Continent
- Europe, Asia, North America
- Habitat
- Meadow, Mountains
- Form
- Shrub
- Leaves
- Needles
- Flower colour
- No flowers
- Blooms in
- Never blooms
- Use
- Spice, Medicine
- Conservation status
- Least concern
- Difficulty in WildGuessr
- Medium
Did you know?
- Gin takes its main flavour from juniper, and the word gin comes from the Dutch for juniper, jenever.
- The blue 'berries' are really fleshy cones, and they take up to three years to ripen.
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Similar plants
- Coast redwood
Sequoia sempervirens
- Giant sequoia
Sequoiadendron giganteum
- Scots pine
Pinus sylvestris
Classification, names and conservation status come from Wikidata (CC0), the photo from Wikimedia Commons. Wikidata Q26325 · All plants · All entries