Juniperus communis L.

 
  • Family : CUPRESSACEAE
    (Cypress Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : MORPANKHI FAMILY (मोरपंखी फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System IV) : Cupressaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Juniperus borealis Salisb.; Juniperus communis subsp. eucommunis Syme; Juniperus communis var. vulgaris Aiton; Juniperus vulgaris Bubani
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Juniperus communis L.
  • Habit : Tree
  • Habitat : In dry, sandy-organic soil in open habitats
  • Reproductive stages : February-May
  • Distribution :
    • Karnataka : Common
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Afghanistan, Alabama, Alaska, Albania, Algeria, Altay, Amur, Arizona, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, British Columbia, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, California, Central European Russia, Chita, Colorado, Connecticut, Corse, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East Aegean Islands, East European Russia, Finland, France, Føroyar, Georgia, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Greenland, Hungary, Iceland, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Inner Mongolia, Iowa, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Irkutsk, Italy, Japan, Kamchatka, Kazakhstan, Kentucky, Khabarovsk, Kirgizstan, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Krym, Kuril Islands, Labrador, Lebanon-Syria, Magadan, Maine, Manchuria, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mongolia, Montana, Morocco, Nebraska, Nepal, Netherlands, Nevada, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Newfoundland, North Carolina, North Caucasus, North Dakota, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Northwest Territories, Norway, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pakistan, Pennsylvania, Poland, Portugal, Primorye, Prince Edward Island, Québec, Rhode Island, Romania, Sakhalin, Sardegna, Sicilia, South Carolina, South Dakota, South European Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tadzhikistan, Tennessee, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Turkmenistan, Tuva, Ukraine, Utah, Uzbekistan, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Siberia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Xinjiang, Yakutskiya, Yugoslavia, Yukon, India
  • Conservation Status : Least Concern (LC)
  • Literature :
    • Brandis Dietrich. Indian trees, Constable and company Ltd, London, 1921. Pg.: 694 https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/1988989511
    • K.Ravikumar, A.C.Tangavelou, & Navendu Page. (2021). Seed plants of Karnataka, India: A concise dictionary. FRLHT-TDU, National Biodiversity Authority (NBA), Chennai.
  • Read more :
  • Permalink : https://indiatrees-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Juniperus communis
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2026). India Trees and Vegetation Types. Juniperus communis. Downloaded on 3 October 2026.

Botanical Description

Distribution District wise

India Distribution

World Distribution

GBIF Distribution
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