Photo by] [E. Step. 



FIG. 333. JUNIPER (Juniperua communis). 



This evergreen shrub has spine-tipped, needle-shaped leaves. The berry-like cones are coated with a waxy " bloom." 

 and are known as baccate cones. It is native in Europe, N. Airk-a, Asia, and N. America. 



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