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Juniperus virginiana
Sign in to saveAlso known as eastern redcedar, Virginian juniper, eastern red cedar, red cedar, eastern juniper, red juniper, pencil cedar, aromatic cedar
species of plant
OverviewAI-generated
*Juniperus virginiana*, commonly known as the Eastern Juniper or eastern redcedar, is a species of coniferous tree in the family Cupressaceae. It belongs to the order Pinales and the class Pinopsida within the phylum Tracheophyta. The taxon was described by Linnaeus and is classified as a useful plant. Its IUCN conservation status is Least Concern.
The species has a recorded range that includes China and Fujian. It has been introduced to several regions, including Bermuda, Bulgaria, Cape Provinces, France, Free State, Hungary, Italy, Korea, Lesotho, and Romania. The longest observed lifespan for this organism is 940 years.
Synthesized by Vinony from 46 facts across 9 sources: Wikidata, GBIF, iNaturalist, Gbif Occ, Encyclopedia of Life, Plants of the World, WoRMS, iDigBio, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.
Species
eastern redcedar
SPECIES
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassPinopsida
- OrderPinales
- FamilyCupressaceae
エンピツビャクシン（鉛筆柏槇、学名：Juniperus virginiana）は、ヒノキ科ビャクシン属の針葉樹。
via GBIF · Kew POWO
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 13,392
- With media
- 10,522
- Family
- Cupressaceae
- Collections
- UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA MUSEUMS, EMC, OKL, MOAR, MOR
- Recorded in
- Canada, United States
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Encyclopedic overview
Juniperus virginiana, also known as eastern red cedar, red cedar, Virginian juniper, eastern juniper, red juniper, and other local names, is a species of juniper native to eastern North America from southeastern Canada to the Gulf of Mexico and east of the Great Plains. Farther west it is replaced by the related Juniperus scopulorum (Rocky Mountain juniper) and to the southwest by Juniperus ashei (Ashe juniper). It is not to be confused with Thuja occidentalis (eastern white cedar).
Description
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Juniperus virginiana” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.