| Taxodiaceae
other Cupressaceae | Chamaecyparis
Juniperus Thuja | Abies
Tsuga other Pinaceae | Picea
Picea 2 | Pinus Ducampopinus Strobus Pinus | Pseudotsuga |
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| Subgenus Juniperus | ||
| Section Caryocedrus | ||
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¤ Juniperus drupacea Labill. - Cones Greece: Peloponnese: Arcadia Pref. Slopes of Parnon Mountain, near Malevis monastery. 37° 20'N - 22° 25' E, 918m altitude (M. P. Frankis, D. Maerki & O. Bobirenko) Three cones showing variation in the density of the white wax coating, also one (lower left) with the wax removed to show the ground colour. Below : (right) unusually large cone, 28mm. (left) some cones have nine scales, rather than the usual six. 
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| Section Juniperus | ||
| Subsection Oxycedrus | ||
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¤ Juniperus oxycedrus L. subsp. oxycedrus - Cones Greece: Peloponnese: Arcadia Pref. Slopes of Parnon Mountain, road to Sitena 37° 20' N - 22° 36' E; altitude : 1028m (M. P. Frankis, D. Maerki & O. Bobirenko) | |
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¤ Juniperus cedrus Webb & Berthelot - Cones Left & shoot : Canary Islands: Tenerife, Aguamansa cultivated, re-introduced within deforested former native area 28° 21' 30" N - 16° 30' W; altitude : 1120m Right : Canary Islands: Tenerife, La Fortaleza 28° 19' N - 16° 36' W; altitude : 2080m (M. P. Frankis) | |
| Subsection Juniperus | ||
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¤ Juniperus communis L. subsp. communis - Medium needles, small cones Erect shrub to 3m tall Scotland: Spey Valley, Abernethy Forest 57° 14' N - 3° 38' W; altitude : 350m (M. P. Frankis) | |
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¤ Juniperus communis L. subsp. communis (?) - Cones, very long needles 15-20 (-27) mm Erect shrub to 3m tall Bulgaria: lower slopes of Pirin Mts, near Bansko 41° 49' N - 23° 29' E; altitude : 1050m (M. P. Frankis & A. Antonov) 
Right : note cones 'buried', largely hidden among the long leaves. | |
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¤ Juniperus communis L. subsp. alpina (Suter) Celakovsky - Short needles, big cones Prostrate shrub to 0.6m high Bulgaria: upper slopes of Pirin Mts, Samodivska Porta 41° 41' N - 23° 29' 30" E; altitude : 2400m (M. P. Frankis) Above : some plants have more ovoid cones. Below : most cones globose; note cone at left has six scales, rather than the usual three. 
Right : note large cones tightly packed (almost like a bunch of grapes) and exposed outside the short leaves. | |
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¤ Juniperus communis L. subsp. alpina (Suter) Celakovsky - Small cones USA: Oregon: Lane Co., McKenzie Pass 44° 15' 20" - 121° 49' W; altitude : 1600m Note small cones (stated by Flora N America to be always smaller than the leaf length), compared to European origins of subsp. alpina (M. P. Frankis & R. Lovett) | |
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¤ Juniperus rigida Siebold & Zucarini - Cones cult. Bedgebury Pinetum, UK (M. P. Frankis) | |
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¤ Juniperus conferta Parlatore - Cones cult. Bedgebury Pinetum, UK (M. P. Frankis) | |
| Subgenus Sabina | ||
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¤ Juniperus phoenicea L. - Cones Greece: Corinth Pref. Coast of Kechries Bay (Saronikos Gulf), near Aghios Theodori 37° 55' N - 23° 06' E; altitude : 15m (M. P. Frankis, D. Maerki & O. Bobirenko) Monoecious, with male and female cones on the same plant. | |
Photos : © Michael P. Frankis