Juniperus oxycedrus
Juniperus oxycedrus
Ssp macrocarpa: Deniz ardıcı; Ssp oxycedrus: Katran ardıcı
Dioecious shrub or tree. Leaves lanceolate, lax, 6-25 x 1,5-2,5 mm, acuminate-mucronate, green, with 2 distinct stomatal bands on the upper surface. Ripe cones ± globose, up to 20 mm in diameter, dark red or purple to bright brown, rugose. Divisible into 2 subspecies:
1. Cones 6-8 mm; leaves up to 1,5 mm wide subsp. oxycedrus
1. Cones 10-20 mm; leaves up to 2,5 mm wide subsp. macrocarpa
