Juniperus communis
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Juniperus communis, the common juniper, is a species of small tree or shrub in the cypress family Cupressaceae. An evergreen conifer, it has the largest geographical range of any woody plant, with a H
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Common juniper, Arctic Norway
Young shoots, Malá Fatra
Male cones
Juniper berry
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A juniper berry is the female seed cone produced by the various species of junipers. It is not a true berry but a cone with unusually fleshy and merged scales called a galbulus, which gives it a berry
Juniperus communis
…cones are yellow, 2–3 millimetres (3⁄32–1⁄8 in) long, and fall soon after shedding their pollen in March–April. The fruit are berry-like cones known as juniper berries. They are initially green, ripening in 18 months to purple-black with a blue waxy coating; they are spherical, 4–12 mm (5⁄32–15⁄32 in) diameter, and…
Juniper berries are actually modified conifer cones.
Young green and mature purple berries can be seen growing on the same plant.
Dried juniper berries at a market in Syracuse, Sicily