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Species:
Juniperus communis
(Juniperus communis L.)
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Genus:
Juniperus
(Juniperus)
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Family:
Cupressaceae
(Cupressaceae)
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Group:
Gymnosperms
Habitus
shrub
to a small tree growing to a height of about 10 m (often a multi-stemmed shrub)
the crown is variable - from narrow conical (columnar) to wide-spreading, multi-stemmed
the bark is grayish-brown when young, later reddish-brown peeling off in stripes
Shoots
annual growths are triangular, reddish-brown
Leaves (assimilation organs)
assimilation organs are needle-like in trifoliate pistils
stiff, prickly, 1.0-1.5 cm long, with a silvery stripe in the grooves on the obverse side
Flowers
dioecious woody plant, blooms IV – V
male (♂) cones are 3-4 mm in size, ovate, yellow
female (♀) yellow-green cones - similar to buds
Fruits – seeds
the fruit is a spherical (berry-shaped) cone, bluish-black, grey-intense, formed by the union of 3 - 6 fleshy fruit scales
the diameter of the berry is 5-8 mm, contains 1-3 triangular seeds
ripens in the second to third year !
Extension
temperate zone of the Northern Hemisphere
in Slovakia from the lowlands to the mountains (1,000 m above sea level)
most often as undergrowth in well-lit dry forests, on former neglected pastures, devastated areas, but always with limestone content
Ecology
light-loving wood, completely resistant to frost
grows mainly on poor - extreme soils
has a pioneering character
it is a woody plant of a continental climate
Significance
pioneering woody plants in extreme (difficult to forest) habitats
park woody plant, mainly its shape and colour cultivars
fruit-bearing
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