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Label

Accession No. 01292 
Family Cupressaceae 
Species Juniperus communis L.
Common name "common juniper"
Collector Information J. Tanner  (s.n.)  05 October 1996
Geography United States,  Utah, Sevier County
Lat./Long. 38°  33' 48" N, 111°  42 ' 56" W
Township/Range T26S, R2E, Sec. 8 
Locality Fish Lake. 
Climate NCDC temperatures, daily high (red), daily average (green) and daily low (blue), from 1970 to 2000 at this location.   NCDC average monthly precipitation from 1970 to 2000 at this location.
Note Latitude and longitude were derived from township and range information and may be
inaccurate by as much as 0.7 miles (or 4.2 miles if the section is not given).

Taxonomy


Synonyms recognized by ITIS (bold taxon is currently accepted):

     Juniperus communis L.

Common Name(s): common juniper, dwarf juniper, genévrier commun.

Taxonomic Hierarchy: (ITIS TSN=194820, click for more information and references)

        Kingdom: Plantae
            Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
                Division: Coniferophyta
                    Class: Pinopsida
                        Order: Pinales
                            Family: Cupressaceae
                                Genus: Juniperus
                                    Species: Juniperus communis
                                                                                    

Images

Available images of this specimen (click to view):
specimen image: 01292s2.jpg

Images of other samples of the same species:
specimen image: 01272s2.jpg 
01272
 specimen image: 01430s2.jpg 
01430
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01590
 specimen image: 01912s2.jpg 
01912
specimen image: 02243s2.jpg 
02243
 specimen image: 02262s2.jpg 
02262
 specimen image: 02305s2.jpg 
02305
 specimen image: 02311s2.jpg 
02311
specimen image: 03187s2.jpg 
03187
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03188
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12049
 specimen image: 13664s1.jpg 
13664
specimen image: 15090s1.jpg 
15090

Nearby Accessions


Other accessions in the database collected near this one:

Accession Name Dist., dir.
15091 Arctostaphylos uva-ursi      "kinnikinnick" 1.2 mi. SE
03824 Eriogonum racemosum      "redroot buckwheat" 1 mi. S
15090 Juniperus communis  var. depressa   "common juniper" same section
07161 Myriophyllum sibiricum      "shortspike watermilfoil" 1257 ft. N
07191 Potamogeton filiformis  var. alpinus  1257 ft. N
01293 Salix geyeriana      "Geyer willow" same section

Locale


Nearby locations from the USGS Geographic Name Information System (GNIS) database:

Name County Dist., dir. Elevation (ft.) 7.5' Quad Name
Bowery Creek Campground (Locale) Sevier County, UT 1906 ft. SE 8888  Fish Lake 
Bowery Creek (Stream) Sevier County, UT 2336 ft. SE   Fish Lake 
Mackinaw Campground (Locale) Sevier County, UT 2867 ft. S 8878  Fish Lake 
Bowery Group Area Recreation Site (Locale) Sevier County, UT 2533 ft. E 8849  Fish Lake 
Twin Creek Amphitheater Recreation Site (Locale) Sevier County, UT 0.6 mi. S 8865  Fish Lake 
Bowery Haven Resort (Park) Sevier County, UT 2796 ft. E 8869  Fish Lake 
Fish Lake Visitor Center (Building) Sevier County, UT 1 mi. S 8849  Fish Lake 
Fish Lake (Lake) Sevier County, UT 1 mi. S 8849  Fish Lake 
Fish Lake Ranger Station (Locale) Sevier County, UT 1 mi. SW 8911  Fish Lake 
Twin Creek Picnic Area (Park) Sevier County, UT 1.1 mi. S 8855  Fish Lake 
Twin Creek (Stream) Sevier County, UT 1.1 mi. S   Fish Lake 
Joe Bush Fisherman Parking (Locale) Sevier County, UT 0.9 mi. E 8852  Fish Lake 
Fish Lake Lodge (Locale) Sevier County, UT 1.2 mi. S 8855  Fish Lake 
Fishlake Resort (Populated Place) Sevier County, UT 1.2 mi. S 8852  Fish Lake 
Pelican Canyon (Valley) Sevier County, UT 1 mi. E   Fish Lake 
Anderson Creek (Stream) Sevier County, UT 1.3 mi. SW   Fish Lake 
Pelican Overlook (Locale) Sevier County, UT 1.2 mi. E 9124  Fish Lake 
Aspen Heart and Lakeview Recreation Residences (Locale) Sevier County, UT 1.6 mi. SW 9010  Fish Lake 
Hi Spring (Spring) Sevier County, UT 1.6 mi. W 10982  Fish Lake 
Pelican Point Campground (Locale) Sevier County, UT 1.6 mi. E 8849  Fish Lake 

Links

Taxon Links for species Juniperus communis  L.

CalPhotos, Berkeley Digital Library Project

CNPS Manual of California Vegetation Database

USDA Plants database
University of Washington Herbarium: Plants of Washington (images)

Texas A&M University: Image Library (images)

Lady Bird Johnson's Wildflower Center

Google Images

External link to this species in the UVU Herbarium:
http://herbarium.UVU.edu/virtual/search.asp?taxon=Juniperus+communis

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