Participant Info

Species

Juniperus communis

Family

Cupressaceae

CommonName

common juniper

Presence

Yes

Status

native

EarliestDate

1914

LatestDate

2020

Ecosystem

foothill, montane

Geobotanical

SSawatch, Garitas, SSanjuans, Culebras, NCristos

Counties

Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Hinsdale, Mineral, Rio Grande, Saguache, Archuleta

Passes

Carnero, Cumbres, La Veta, Spring Creek

WildlifePreserves

Coller, Great Sand Dunes

Other Localities

La Botica

PhotoRecords

YES Rich Haswell: Rio Grande Co, Middle San Francisco Creek trail 9 air miles S of Del Norte 17 June 2015

Comments

Juniperus communis helps define the foothill ecosystem of the west of the Valley, but not so much the east. It grows both in open meadows and sparse woods. Common juniper is present in every state the USA West, as well as across the northern Great Plains into New England. It follows the Rio Grande drainage down to Sierra Co, but no farther.

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