Taxon: Juniperus rigida Siebold & Zucc. subsp. rigida

• Check PlantSearch database of Botanic Gardens Conservation International for possible non-NPGS germplasm.
• Check AABGA/NAPCC contact person for genus for possible non-NPGS germplasm.

See other conspecific taxa:

• Juniperus rigida (5 accessions)
• Juniperus rigida subsp. conferta (no accessions)

Common names:

• needle juniper   (Source: Monog Cupressaceae ) – English
  
• temple juniper   (Source: Monog Cupressaceae ) – English
  
• muro   (Source: Monog Cupressaceae ) – Japanese Rōmaji
  
• nezu   (Source: Monog Cupressaceae ) – Japanese Rōmaji
  
• nezumi-sashi   (Source: Monog Cupressaceae ) – Japanese Rōmaji
  
• nijiko   (Source: Monog Cupressaceae ) – Japanese Rōmaji
  

More:

see MMPND for additional names in foreign scripts

Economic importance:

• Environmental: ornamental   (fide Monog Cupressaceae)
  

Distributional range:

• ASIA-TEMPERATE
  Russian Far East: Russian Federation - Primorye
  China: China - Gansu, Heilongjiang, Hubei [n.], Jilin, Liaoning, Nei Monggol, Ningxia, Qinghai [e.], Shaanxi, Shanxi
  Eastern Asia: Japan - Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu, Ryukyu Islands, Shikoku; Korea, North

• also cultivated

References:

• Adams, R. P. 2008. Junipers of the world: the genus Juniperus, ed. 2.
• Farjon, A. 2005. A monograph of Cupressaceae and Sciadopitys.
• Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).

Check other web resources for Juniperus rigida Siebold & Zucc. subsp. rigida:

• TROPICOS: Nomenclatural and Specimen Database of the Missouri Botanical Garden
• Gymnosperm Database of Christopher J. Earle
• ICRA: International Cultivar Registration Authority (on-line resource). for Juniperus rigida subsp. rigida cultivars

Check other databases for images:

• Images Note: Be advised that their identity may be inaccurate. Proper identification of a plant may require specialized taxonomic knowledge or comparison with properly documented herbarium material.

Abbreviations & symbols in GRIN Taxonomy

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