Juniperus communis

 

Juniperus communis

 

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Yeni düzenleme: Var communis; Var saxatilis
Dioecious shrub or tree. Leaves with a single broad white stomatal band on the upper surface . Cone 6-9 mm, ovoid to globose, black when ripe. Seeds 3, free.
Divided into a number of subspecies by Franco , of which two occur in Turkey:
1. Leaves straight, closely set; shrub up to 2,5 m subsp. hemisphaerica
1. Leaves incurved, very closely set or imbricate; low shrub, up to 6 m subsp.nana