Juniperus horizontalis

Creeping Juniper

Female Cone Longitudinal Section

Glenburn Regional Park
18-May-08

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Horizontalis: Answers to key questions in Budd's Flora and Flora of Alberta leading to this species. 
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shrubs, prostrate or ascending; NOT [shrubs or small trees, mostly with a well-developed trunk]

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branches prostrate; NOT [branches erect]

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leaves opposite; NOT [leaves in whorls of 3]

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leaves appressed; NOT [leaves spreading]

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leaves 1-1.5 mm long; NOT [leaves 5-15 mm long]

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leaves scale-like; NOT [leaves linear, awl-shaped, sharp-pointed]

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scale leaves strongly apiculate

 

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Juniperus: Answers to key questions in Budd's Flora and Flora of Alberta leading to this genus.
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shrubs or small trees; NOT [medium to large trees]

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seeds in a small, bluish, berry-like cone; NOT [seeds in a small dry cone]

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branchlets NOT flattened

 

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Cupressaceae: Answers to key questions in Flora of Alberta leading to this family. 
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leaves opposite or whorled; NOT [leaves alternate or clustered]

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leaves often overlapping

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leaves scale-like or awl-shaped; NOT [leaves linear or needle-shaped]

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cones many-seeded; NOT [cones reduced to a single ovule]

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cones fleshy or woody; NOT [single seed surrounded by a fleshy aril]