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Japanese Garden Juniper
Japanese Garden Juniper
Juniperus procumbens
Plantae
RARE

Stats

Lifespan
50-100+ yrs
Size
Small
Diet
Photosynthetic
Biome
Temperate shrubland
Range
East Asia
Movement
Sessile
Breeding
Seeds
Defense
Spines
Status
Rare

About

This low-growing shrub creeps across rocky mountain slopes in southern Japan. Its dense, needle-like leaves can survive being buried under heavy winter snow for months.

Life cycle

  1. 1.
    seed
    A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
  2. 2.
    sprout
    A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
  3. 3.
    sapling
    A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
  4. 4.
    mature
    Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Pinopsida
Order
Pinales
Family
Cupressaceae
Genus
Juniperus
Species
Juniperus procumbens