PINACEAE 



Utah Juniper 



Juniperus osteosperma (Torr.) Little 

 [Juniperus utahensis (Eng.) Lemm.] 



HABIT. A spreading shrub or small tree; trunk single, or 

 many-stemmed just above the ground; crown rounded. 



LEAVES, y^ inch long, acute, pale yellow-green, minutely 

 toothed, usually glandular. 



FLOWERS. Usually monoecious, sometimes dioecious, 



FRUIT. Glaucous; red-brown; H-% inch long; maturing 

 in 2 years. Seed: 1 (rarely 2) in each cone; ovoid; sharply angled; 

 acute; marked to the middle by a conspicuous hilum. 



WOOD. Heartwood light yellow-brown; sapwood thick 

 and white; very durable; used locally for fuel and fence posts. 



HABITAT. Upper Sonoran zone; on dry, rocky slopes; in 

 pure stands or with one-seed juniper, pinyon, and desert shrubs. 



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Alligator Juniper 



Juniperus deppeana Steud. {Juniperus pachyphloea Torr.) 



HABIT. A spreading shrub or small tree; crown broad. 



LEAVES. V^ inch long, acute, blue-green, minutely toothed, 

 conspicuously glandular. 



FLOWERS. Monoecious. 



FRUIT. Glaucous; dark red-brown; Vs"!^ inch long; matur- 

 ing in 2 years. Seed: 1-4 (usually 4) in each cone; distinctly 

 grooved; conspicuously swollen on back. 



BARK. Very characteristic; Vz-^ inches thick; red-brown; 

 deeply furrowed into square plates 1-2 inches across. 



WOOD. Heartwood brown; durable; used locally. 



HABITAT. Upper Sonoran and Transition zones; drouth 

 resistant; commonly mixed with nut pines and oaks. 



1. Ashe Juniper, J. ashei Buch., is also in Missouri, Arkansas, & 

 Oklahoma. 



2. Drooping Juniper, J. flaccida Schl., is in southwestern Texas. 



3. Pinchot Juniper, J. pinchotii Sudw., is in Texas. 



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