Taxon: Juniperus communis L. var. saxatilis Pall.

Summary

Genus:

Juniperus

Family:

Cupressaceae

Nomen number:

20826

Place of publication:

Fl. ross. 1(2):12, t. 4, fig. A. 1789 ("1788")

Verified:

07/17/2007 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

19 (15 active, 1 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Juniperus communis L. (33 active accession[s])
Juniperus communis L. var. communis (0 active accession[s])
Juniperus communis L. var. depressa Pursh (3 active accession[s])
Juniperus communis L. var. kelleyi R. P. Adams (0 active accession[s])
Juniperus communis L. var. megistocarpa Fernald & H. St. John (0 active accession[s])
Juniperus communis L. var. nipponica (Maxim.) E. H. Wilson (0 active accession[s])

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Juniperus communis L. f. oblonga (M. Bieb.) Loudon
Juniperus communis L. subsp. alpina (Suter) Čelak.
Juniperus communis L. subsp. nana Syme
Juniperus communis L. var. alpina Suter
Juniperus communis L. var. montana Aiton
Juniperus communis L. var. sibirica (Burgsd.) Rydb.
Juniperus oblonga M. Bieb.
Juniperus sibirica Burgsd.

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)

Adams, R. P. 2013. Juniperus communis var. kelleyi, a new variety from North America. Phytologia 95:215-221. Note: recognizes all populations in North America previously called "var. saxatilis" as the new variety kelleyi
Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae. Note: = Juniperus sibirica Burgsd.
Dar, G. H. & K. L. Christensen. 2003. Gymnosperms of the western Himalaya. 1. The genus Juniperus (Cupressaceae). Pakistan J. Bot. 35:287-288.
Farjon, A. 1998. World checklist and bibliography of conifers
Farjon, A. 2005. A monograph of Cupressaceae and Sciadopitys
Hara, H. et al. 1978-1982. An enumeration of the flowering plants of Nepal.
Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
Rechinger, K. H., ed. 1963-. Flora iranica. Note: = Juniperus communis subsp. nana Syme

Common names

Language	Name	seq	Citation
English	mountain juniper	1	Farjon, A. 2005. A monograph of Cupressaceae and Sciadopitys
French	genévrier nain	2	Farjon, A. 2005. A monograph of Cupressaceae and Sciadopitys
German	Zwergwacholder	2	Farjon, A. 2005. A monograph of Cupressaceae and Sciadopitys
Italian	ginepro nano	2	Farjon, A. 2005. A monograph of Cupressaceae and Sciadopitys
Swedish	fjäll-en	2	Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Transcribed Chinese	xien bei ci bai	2	Farjon, A. 2005. A monograph of Cupressaceae and Sciadopitys

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note	Reference
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Caucasus	Armenia			Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Caucasus	Azerbaijan			Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Caucasus	Georgia			Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Jilin Sheng		Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae. Note: = Juniperus sibirica Burgsd.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu		Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae. Note: = Juniperus sibirica Burgsd.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Xizang Zizhiqu		Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae. Note: = Juniperus sibirica Burgsd.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Japan	Hokkaidô		Farjon, A. 1998. World checklist and bibliography of conifers
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Japan	Honshu	n.	Farjon, A. 1998. World checklist and bibliography of conifers
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Korea			Farjon, A. 1998. World checklist and bibliography of conifers
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Middle Asia	Kazakhstan		e.	Farjon, A. 1998. World checklist and bibliography of conifers
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Middle Asia	Kyrgyzstan			Farjon, A. 1998. World checklist and bibliography of conifers
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Middle Asia	Tajikistan			Farjon, A. 1998. World checklist and bibliography of conifers
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Mongolia	Mongolia			Farjon, A. 1998. World checklist and bibliography of conifers
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Russian Far East	Russian Federation	Kamčatskij kraj		Farjon, A. 1998. World checklist and bibliography of conifers
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Russian Far East	Russian Federation	Kurile Islands		Farjon, A. 1998. World checklist and bibliography of conifers
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Russian Far East	Russian Federation	Sakhalin		Farjon, A. 1998. World checklist and bibliography of conifers
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation-Eastern Siberia	Eastern Siberia		Farjon, A. 1998. World checklist and bibliography of conifers
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation-Western Siberia	Western Siberia		Farjon, A. 1998. World checklist and bibliography of conifers
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Afghanistan			Rechinger, K. H., ed. 1963-. Flora iranica. Note: = Juniperus communis subsp. nana Syme
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Turkey			Farjon, A. 1998. World checklist and bibliography of conifers
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India			Farjon, A. 1998. World checklist and bibliography of conifers
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	Nepal			Hara, H. et al. 1978-1982. An enumeration of the flowering plants of Nepal.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	Pakistan		n.	Rechinger, K. H., ed. 1963-. Flora iranica. Note: = Juniperus communis subsp. nana Syme
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Estonia			Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Russian Federation-European part	European part	n. & e.	Farjon, A. 1998. World checklist and bibliography of conifers
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Ukraine		w.	Farjon, A. 1998. World checklist and bibliography of conifers
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Austria			Farjon, A. 1998. World checklist and bibliography of conifers
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Czech Republic			Farjon, A. 1998. World checklist and bibliography of conifers
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Germany			Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Poland			Farjon, A. 1998. World checklist and bibliography of conifers
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Slovakia			Farjon, A. 1998. World checklist and bibliography of conifers
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Switzerland			Farjon, A. 1998. World checklist and bibliography of conifers
1	Native	Europe	Northern Europe	Finland			Farjon, A. 1998. World checklist and bibliography of conifers
1	Native	Europe	Northern Europe	Iceland			Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1	Native	Europe	Northern Europe	Ireland			Farjon, A. 1998. World checklist and bibliography of conifers
1	Native	Europe	Northern Europe	Norway		e.	Farjon, A. 1998. World checklist and bibliography of conifers
1	Native	Europe	Northern Europe	Sweden			Farjon, A. 1998. World checklist and bibliography of conifers
1	Native	Europe	Northern Europe	United Kingdom			Farjon, A. 1998. World checklist and bibliography of conifers
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Albania			Farjon, A. 1998. World checklist and bibliography of conifers
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Bosnia and Herzegovina			Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Bulgaria			Farjon, A. 1998. World checklist and bibliography of conifers
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Croatia			Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Greece			Farjon, A. 1998. World checklist and bibliography of conifers
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Italy		incl. Sardinia	Farjon, A. 1998. World checklist and bibliography of conifers
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Montenegro			Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	North Macedonia			Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Romania			Farjon, A. 1998. World checklist and bibliography of conifers
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Serbia			Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Slovenia			Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1	Native	Europe	Southwestern Europe	France		incl. Corsica	Farjon, A. 1998. World checklist and bibliography of conifers
1	Native	Europe	Southwestern Europe	Portugal			Farjon, A. 1998. World checklist and bibliography of conifers
1	Native	Europe	Southwestern Europe	Spain			Farjon, A. 1998. World checklist and bibliography of conifers
1	Native	Northern America	Subarctic America	Greenland			Farjon, A. 1998. World checklist and bibliography of conifers

Native
Asia-Temperate

WESTERN ASIA: Afghanistan, Turkey
CAUCASUS: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia
SIBERIA: Russian Federation-Western Siberia [Western Siberia], Russian Federation-Eastern Siberia [Eastern Siberia]
MIDDLE ASIA: Kazakhstan (e.), Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan
MONGOLIA: Mongolia
RUSSIAN FAR EAST: Russian Federation [Kurile Islands, Kamčatskij kraj, Sakhalin]
CHINA: China [Jilin Sheng, Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu, Xizang Zizhiqu]
EASTERN ASIA: Korea, Japan [Hokkaidô, Honshu (n.)]

Asia-Tropical

INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: India, Nepal, Pakistan (n.)

Europe

NORTHERN EUROPE: Finland, United Kingdom, Ireland, Iceland, Norway (e.), Sweden
MIDDLE EUROPE: Austria, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Poland, Slovakia
EASTERN EUROPE: Russian Federation-European part [European part (n. & e.)], Estonia, Ukraine (w.)
SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Albania, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Greece, Croatia, Italy (incl. Sardinia), North Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia
SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Spain, France (incl. Corsica), Portugal

Northern America

SUBARCTIC AMERICA: Greenland

Reference(s)

Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae. Note: = Juniperus sibirica Burgsd.
Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
Farjon, A. 1998. World checklist and bibliography of conifers
Hara, H. et al. 1978-1982. An enumeration of the flowering plants of Nepal.
Rechinger, K. H., ed. 1963-. Flora iranica. Note: = Juniperus communis subsp. nana Syme

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Food additives	flavoring	for gin	Dar, G. H. & K. L. Christensen. 2003. Gymnosperms of the western Himalaya. 1. The genus Juniperus (Cupressaceae). Pakistan J. Bot. 35:287-288.
Materials	gum/resin		Dar, G. H. & K. L. Christensen. 2003. Gymnosperms of the western Himalaya. 1. The genus Juniperus (Cupressaceae). Pakistan J. Bot. 35:287-288.
Medicines	folklore		Dar, G. H. & K. L. Christensen. 2003. Gymnosperms of the western Himalaya. 1. The genus Juniperus (Cupressaceae). Pakistan J. Bot. 35:287-288.

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=20826. Accessed 14 April 2026.