NC Native Plant Society:
Plant Details

Juniperus communis var. depressa

Scientific Name:	Juniperus communis var. depressa
Genus:	Juniperus
Species Epithet:	communis
Common Name:	Ground Juniper, Mountain Juniper, Common Juniper
Plant Type	Tree/Shrub
Life Cycle	Perennial
Plant Family	Cupressaceae (Cypress Family)
Native/Alien:	NC Native
Invasive Status:	^(*Key)
Size:	0-1 ft., 1-3 ft.
Light:	Sun - 6 or more hours of sun per day, Part Shade - 2 to 6 hours of sun per day, Less than 2 hours of sun per day
Soil Moisture:	Dry, Moist
Bloom Time:	March, April
Growing Area:	Mountains, Piedmont
Habitat Description:	In thin soil around rock outcrops on mountain summits and Piedmont monadnocks and rocky bluffs (in GA and NC), high elevation old fields (in VA), xeric Coastal Plain sandhills (in SC and VA). Rare in NC mountains and Piedmont.
Leaf Retention:	Evergreen
Leaf Type:	Leaves needle-like or scale-like
Leaf Form:	Simple
Life Cycle:	Perennial
Wildlife Value:	Important for Wildlife
Landscape Value:	Suitable for home landscapes
State Rank:	S1: Critically imperiled ^(*Key)
Global Rank:	G_T_: Subspecies or Variety Rank (add status to NOTES section) ^(*Key)
State Status:	T: Threatened ^(*Key)
Notes:	Global rank G5T5- globally secure subspecific taxon.
Low-growing evergreen shrub with needles in whorls of 3; female cones are blue to black with a waxy coating Hillsborough County NH Lisa Lofland Gould
Links:	USDA PLANTS Database Record

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