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Photographer: Paul Drobot
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Family Cupressaceae
Juniperus communis L. var. depressa Pursh
common juniper
Juniperus: Latin name for juniper
communis: in Latin "common, general" and means growing in communities
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| Status: | Native |
| Plant: | low, creeping perennial, 1'-4' tall, evergreen shrub; stems branchlets 3-sided |
| Fruit: | blue-black, hard, ball-like berry with white powder |
| Leaf: | 1/4-7/8" sharp, hollow, 3-sided prickly scale-like needles in whorls of 3, white above |
| Habitat: | in rocky, infertile soil |
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