Stats

Lifespan

300-1000 yrs

Size

Medium

Diet

Photosynthetic

Biome

Montane woodland

Range

North America

Movement

Sessile

Breeding

Seeds

Defense

Toxins

Status

Uncommon

About

This hardy evergreen grows on dry, rocky slopes across western North American mountains. Its female cones take two full years to mature, appearing as small, waxy, blue-tinted berries.

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 scopulorum