Taxon: Juniperus rigida Siebold & Zucc. subsp. rigida

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
  
• miyamanezu   (Source: Monog Cupressaceae ) – Japanese Rōmaji
  
• muro   (Source: Monog Cupressaceae ) – Japanese Rōmaji
  
• nezu   (Source: Monog Cupressaceae ) – Japanese Rōmaji
  
• nezumisashi   (Source: Monog Cupressaceae ) – Japanese Rōmaji
  
• nijiko   (Source: Monog Cupressaceae ) – Japanese Rōmaji
  

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

References:

• Adams, R. P. 2008. Junipers of the world: the genus Juniperus, ed. 2. (Gen Juniperus)
• Farjon, A. 2005. A monograph of Cupressaceae and Sciadopitys. (Monog Cupressaceae) 365–366.

Check other databases 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 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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