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California Juniper

Juniperus californica

Description:

A bush with blue, berry-like seed cones and scale-like leaves

Habitat:

Found in the desert near Palm Springs- California Junipers are native to southwestern North America

Notes:

Believed to be California Juniper, but could possibly be another similar species

3 Species ID Suggestions

Rocky Mountain Juniper
Juniperus scopulorum Juniperus scopulorum
Utah Juniper
Juniperus Osteosperma Juniperus osteosperma
Juniper
Juniperus Juniper


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2 Comments

SusanRuffanerGahagan
SusanRuffanerGahagan 11 years ago

There are 50-70 spices of junipers.

NathalieM
NathalieM 11 years ago

Thank you for the ID Susan!

NathalieM
Spotted by
NathalieM

Palm Springs, California, USA

Spotted on Feb 20, 2012
Submitted on Jan 5, 2013

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