Juniperus virginiana, also known as eastern red cedar, red cedar, Virginian juniper, eastern juniper, red juniper, and other local names, is a species of juniper native to eastern North America from s
2014 05 13 08 32 55 Eastern Red Cedar at South Riding Golf Club in South Riding, Virginia
Juniperus virginiana foliage and mature cones
Eastern red cedar (Juniperus virginiana)
Characteristic shape in old field succession
Junipers are coniferous trees and shrubs in the genus Juniperus of the cypress family Cupressaceae. Depending on the taxonomy, between 50 and 67 species of junipers are widely distributed throughout t
Juniperus virginiana
…Juniperus virginiana, also known as eastern red cedar, red cedar, Virginian juniper, eastern juniper, red juniper, and other local names, is a species of juniper native to eastern North America from southeastern Canada to the Gulf of Mexico and east of the Great Plains. Farther west it is replaced by the related…
Cones and leaves of Juniperus communis
Detail of Juniperus chinensis shoots, with juvenile needle-like leaves (left), adult scale leaves (right), with immature male cones
Juniper needles, magnified. Left, J. communis (Juniperus sect. Juniperus, needles 'jointed' at base). Right, J. chinensis (Juniperus sect. Sabina, needles merging smoothly with the stem, not jointed at base)