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| Juniperus scopulorum Sarg. | Species Image Gallery (opens in a new window) |
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| TAXONOMY | |||||||||||||||
| Family: | Cupressaceae | ||||||||||||||
| Genus: | Juniperus | ||||||||||||||
| Species Synonyms: | Juniperus scopulorum var. columnaris
Fassett Juniperus virginiana var. montana Vasey Juniperus virginiana ssp. scopulorum (Sarg.) E. Murr. Sabina scopulorum (Sarg.) Rydb. Juniperus virginiana var. scopulorum (Sarg.) Lemmon |
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| Common Names: | Rocky Mountain juniper | ||||||||||||||
| DISTRIBUTION | |||||||||||||||
| Canada: | central and southern British Columbia – southern Alberta – southern Saskatchewan | ||||||||||||||
| Saskatchewan: | southern Saskatchewan; Big Muddy Lake – Wood Mountain | ||||||||||||||
| Ecoregion: | Mixed Grassland | ||||||||||||||
| HABITAT | |||||||||||||||
| Saskatchewan: | bushy ravine slopes | ||||||||||||||
| Associated Species: | Artemisia cana, Juniperus communis, Juniperus horizontalis, Hesperostipa comata, Symphoricarpos occidentalis | ||||||||||||||
| RARITY STATUS | |||||||||||||||
| Provincial
Status According to Harms (2003): |
Endangered |
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| Nature Conservancy Status: | G5 S1 |
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| Saskatchewan
Species at Risk Status: |
None |
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| COSEWIC Status: | None |
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| Juniperus scopulorum is endangered because it is extremely rare in the province. It is only known from one general region of the province and represents an eastward expansion of the species. Only a few individuals are known from each site. | |||||||||||||||
| SPECIES DESCRIPTION | |||||||||||||||
| Height: | to 10 m | ||||||||||||||
| Stems: | small tree or shrub, scraggly; bark fissured, reddish brown to greyish, usually shredding with age | ||||||||||||||
| Leaves: | evergreen; juvenile leaves awl-shaped, 5 – 7 mm long; mature leaves scale-like appressed, overlapping, apex acute to obtuse, glandular on back, green to bluish | ||||||||||||||
| Pollen Cone: | on separate plant from seed
cone, solitary at ends of branches, very small, catkin-like, yellowish-brown |
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| Seed Cone: | solitary at tips of branches,
stalk straight or slightly curved, berry-like, greenish when immature, bright blue beneath bloom at maturity; seeds usually 2 per cone, yellowish to tan |
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