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Juniperus virginiana

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Eastern Red-cedar

G5Secure Found in 45 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Least concernIUCN
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.128692
Element CodePGCUP050E0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
IUCNLeast concern
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumConiferophyta
ClassPinopsida
OrderPinales
FamilyCupressaceae
GenusJuniperus
Other Common Names
eastern red-cedar (EN) Genévrier de Virginie (FR)
Concept Reference
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Conservation Status
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2016-02-05
Change Date1984-06-06
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
QuebecSNRYes
OntarioS5Yes
United StatesN5
ProvinceRankNative
MinnesotaSNRYes
IllinoisS5Yes
MississippiS5Yes
South CarolinaS5Yes
MissouriSNRYes
West VirginiaS5Yes
WisconsinSNRYes
OregonSNANo
Rhode IslandSNRYes
MichiganSNRYes
ArkansasSNRYes
VermontS5Yes
South DakotaSNRYes
District of ColumbiaS5Yes
ColoradoSNRYes
North DakotaSNRYes
ConnecticutSNRYes
FloridaS5Yes
New YorkSNRYes
LouisianaSNRYes
North CarolinaS5Yes
New JerseySNRYes
TennesseeSNRYes
MaineSNRYes
DelawareS5Yes
NebraskaSNRYes
OhioSNRYes
VirginiaS5Yes
PennsylvaniaS5Yes
New HampshireSNRYes
IndianaS5Yes
KansasSNRYes
KentuckySNRYes
AlabamaS5Yes
MassachusettsSNRYes
GeorgiaSNRYes
IowaS5Yes
MarylandSNRYes
TexasSNRYes
OklahomaSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (45)
Arkansas (6)
AreaForestAcres
Brush HeapOuachita National Forest4,205
Devils CanyonOzark-St. Francis National Forest1,877
East ForkOzark-St. Francis National Forest13,037
Gee CreekOzark-St. Francis National Forest7,957
Little BlakelyOuachita National Forest3,342
Pedestal RocksOzark-St. Francis National Forest21,957
Florida (1)
AreaForestAcres
Alexander Springs CreekOcala National Forest2,954
Idaho (1)
AreaForestAcres
Bear CreekCaribou-Targhee National Forest118,582
Kentucky (1)
AreaForestAcres
WolfpenDaniel Boone National Forest2,835
North Carolina (7)
AreaForestAcres
Bald MountainPisgah National Forest11,085
Dobson KnobPisgah National Forest6,111
Overflow CreekNantahala National Forest3,379
Pond Pine BCroatan National Forest2,961
Sheep Ridge AdditionCroatan National Forest5,808
Slide HollowPisgah National Forest193
South Mills RiverPisgah National Forest8,588
South Dakota (1)
AreaForestAcres
Indian CreekBuffalo Gap National Grassland24,666
Tennessee (4)
AreaForestAcres
Bald MountainCherokee National Forest11,743
Devil's BackboneCherokee National Forest4,287
Flint Mill GapCherokee National Forest9,494
Stone MountainCherokee National Forest5,367
Texas (2)
AreaForestAcres
Big CreekNational Forests in Texas1,447
Little Lake CreekNational Forests in Texas596
Virginia (19)
AreaForestAcres
Beards MountainGeorge Washington National Forest7,505
Beaver Dam CreekJefferson National Forest1,135
Broad RunJefferson National Forest10,971
Brush MountainJefferson National Forest6,002
Elliott KnobGeorge Washington National Forest9,380
James River AdditionJefferson National Forest1,140
JerkemtightGeorge Washington National Forest16,687
Kelley MountainGeorge Washington National Forest7,590
Little RiverGeorge Washington National Forest27,292
Mountain Lake Addition AJefferson National Forest1,469
New London Bridge BranchJefferson National Forest844
North MountainJefferson National Forest8,377
Northern MassanuttenGeorge Washington National Forest9,444
Oliver MountainGeorge Washington National Forest13,090
Patterson MountainJefferson National Forest4,865
Peters Mountain Addition BJefferson National Forest2,909
Price MountainJefferson National Forest9,119
Southern MassanuttenGeorge Washington National Forest11,985
Three RidgesGeorge Washington National Forest4,745
West Virginia (3)
AreaForestAcres
Dolly Sods Roaring PlainMonongahela National Forest13,392
North Mountain HopevilleMonongahela National Forest6,525
Seneca CreekMonongahela National Forest22,287
References (4)
  1. Adams, R.P. 2018. <i>Juniperus</i> of Canada and the United States: Taxonomy, Key and Distribution. Lundellia 21(1):1-34.
  2. Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 1993a. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 2. Pteridophytes and gymnosperms. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xvi + 475 pp.
  3. Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
  4. Little, E.L., Jr. 1979. Checklist of United States trees (native and naturalized). Agriculture Handbook No. 541. U.S. Forest Service, Washington, D.C. 375 pp.