Taxon:  Juniperus sabina L.



Summary
Genus:
Juniperus
Family:
Cupressaceae
Nomen number:
20859
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 2:1039.  1753
Verified:
07/13/2007 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
18 (13  active, 2  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Juniperus sabina L. f. fastigiata (Beissn.) Voss (0 active accession[s])
Juniperus sabina L. f. sabina (0 active accession[s])
Juniperus sabina L. var. arenaria (E. H. Wilson) Farjon (0 active accession[s])
Juniperus sabina L. var. davurica (Pall.) Farjon (0 active accession[s])
Juniperus sabina L. var. sabina (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
No images


Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Adams, R. P. 1999. Systematics of the multi-seeded eastern hemisphere Juniperus based on leaf essential oils and RAPD DNA fingerprinting. Biochem. Syst. & Ecol. 27:709-725.
  2. Adams, R. P. 2008. Junipers of the world: the genus Juniperus, ed. 2
  3. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
  4. Cooper, M. R. & A. W. Johnson. 1998. Poisonous plants and fungi in Britain: animal and human poisoning
  5. Craker, L. E. & J. E. Simon, eds. 1986-1987. Herbs, spices, and medicinal plants, 2 vols.
  6. Davis, P. H., ed. 1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands.
  7. Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
  8. Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
  9. Farjon, A. 2005. A monograph of Cupressaceae and Sciadopitys 366.
  10. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). 2010. Ecocrop (on-line resource).
  11. Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
  12. Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
  13. Jones, A. L. & H. S. Aldwinckle. 1990. Compendium of apple and pear diseases. In: American Phytopathological Society, The disease compendium series. 13.
  14. Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
  15. Quézel, P. & S. Santa. 1962-1963. Nouvelle flore de l'Algerie.
  16. Reichel, S. 1998. pers. comm. Note: re. German common names
  17. Silba, J. 1986. Encyclopaedia Coniferae. Phytologia Mem. 8:99.
  18. Skvortsov, A. K., ed. 2006. Flora of the Lower Volga region 1:63-64.
  19. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964. Flora europaea. 1:39.
  20. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1993. Flora europaea, ed. 2.
  21. Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishsabina  1Farjon, A. 2005. A monograph of Cupressaceae and Sciadopitys 366.
Englishsavin  1Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
Englishsavin juniper  1Craker, L. E. & J. E. Simon, eds. 1986-1987. Herbs, spices, and medicinal plants, 2 vols.
Frenchsabine  2Craker, L. E. & J. E. Simon, eds. 1986-1987. Herbs, spices, and medicinal plants, 2 vols.
GermanSadebaum  2Craker, L. E. & J. E. Simon, eds. 1986-1987. Herbs, spices, and medicinal plants, 2 vols.
GermanSade-Wacholder  2Reichel, S. 1998. pers. comm. Note: re. German common names
Swedishsävenbom  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Transcribed Chinesecha zi yuan bai  2Farjon, A. 2005. A monograph of Cupressaceae and Sciadopitys 366.
Transliterated Russiankazakij  2Farjon, A. 2005. A monograph of Cupressaceae and Sciadopitys 366.
Transliterated Russianmozzevel'nik  2Farjon, A. 2005. A monograph of Cupressaceae and Sciadopitys 366.
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaAlgeria n.Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusArmenia  Farjon, A. 2005. A monograph of Cupressaceae and Sciadopitys 366.
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusAzerbaijan  Farjon, A. 2005. A monograph of Cupressaceae and Sciadopitys 366.
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusGeorgia  Farjon, A. 2005. A monograph of Cupressaceae and Sciadopitys 366.
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusRussian FederationChecheno-Ingushetias.Farjon, A. 2005. A monograph of Cupressaceae and Sciadopitys 366.
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusRussian FederationKabardino-Balkaria Farjon, A. 2005. A monograph of Cupressaceae and Sciadopitys 366.
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusRussian FederationNorth Ossetia Farjon, A. 2005. A monograph of Cupressaceae and Sciadopitys 366.
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGansu Sheng Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaHeilongjiang Sheng Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaNei Mongol Zizhiqu Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaNingxia Huizi Zizhiqu Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaQinghai Sheng Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaShaanxi Sheng Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaSichuan Sheng Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaXinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateMiddle AsiaKazakhstan  Farjon, A. 2005. A monograph of Cupressaceae and Sciadopitys 366.
1NativeAsia-TemperateMiddle AsiaKyrgyzstan  Farjon, A. 2005. A monograph of Cupressaceae and Sciadopitys 366.
1NativeAsia-TemperateMongoliaMongolia  Farjon, A. 2005. A monograph of Cupressaceae and Sciadopitys 366.
1NativeAsia-TemperateRussian Far EastRussian FederationAmur Farjon, A. 2005. A monograph of Cupressaceae and Sciadopitys 366.
1NativeAsia-TemperateRussian Far EastRussian FederationPrimorye Farjon, A. 2005. A monograph of Cupressaceae and Sciadopitys 366.
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationAltay Farjon, A. 2005. A monograph of Cupressaceae and Sciadopitys 366.
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationChita Farjon, A. 2005. A monograph of Cupressaceae and Sciadopitys 366.
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationGorno-Altay Farjon, A. 2005. A monograph of Cupressaceae and Sciadopitys 366.
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIran  Farjon, A. 2005. A monograph of Cupressaceae and Sciadopitys 366.
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaTurkey  Davis, P. H., ed. 1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands.
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeRussian FederationSaratov Skvortsov, A. K., ed. 2006. Flora of the Lower Volga region 1:63-64.
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeRussian FederationVolgogradskaja oblast' Farjon, A. 2005. A monograph of Cupressaceae and Sciadopitys 366.
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeUkraine incl. KrymFarjon, A. 2005. A monograph of Cupressaceae and Sciadopitys 366.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeAustria  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964. Flora europaea. 1:39.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeCzech Republic  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeGermany  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964. Flora europaea. 1:39.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropePoland  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964. Flora europaea. 1:39.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeSlovakia  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeSwitzerland  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964. Flora europaea. 1:39.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeAlbania  Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeBulgaria  Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeCroatia  Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeGreece  Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeItaly  Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeNorth Macedonia  Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeRomania  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964. Flora europaea. 1:39.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeSerbia  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeSlovenia  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeFrance  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964. Flora europaea. 1:39.
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeSpain  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964. Flora europaea. 1:39.
2Cultivated    also cult. 
Native
Africa
  • NORTHERN AFRICA: Algeria (n.)
Asia-Temperate
  • WESTERN ASIA: Iran, Turkey
  • CAUCASUS: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Russian Federation [Checheno-Ingushetia (s.), Kabardino-Balkaria, North Ossetia]
  • SIBERIA: Russian Federation [Altay, Chita, Gorno-Altay]
  • MIDDLE ASIA: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan
  • MONGOLIA: Mongolia
  • RUSSIAN FAR EAST: Russian Federation [Primorye, Amur]
  • CHINA: China [Gansu Sheng, Heilongjiang Sheng, Nei Mongol Zizhiqu, Ningxia Huizi Zizhiqu, Qinghai Sheng, Shaanxi Sheng, Sichuan Sheng, Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu]
Europe
  • MIDDLE EUROPE: Austria, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Poland, Slovakia
  • EASTERN EUROPE: Russian Federation [Saratov, Volgogradskaja oblast'], Ukraine (incl. Krym)
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Croatia, Italy, North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia
  • SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Spain, France
Cultivated (also cult.)

Reference(s)
  1. Davis, P. H., ed. 1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands.
  2. Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
  3. Farjon, A. 2005. A monograph of Cupressaceae and Sciadopitys 366.
  4. Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
  5. Skvortsov, A. K., ed. 2006. Flora of the Lower Volga region 1:63-64.
  6. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964. Flora europaea. 1:39.
  7. Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Harmful organism hostcrop diseasesrust diseasesJones, A. L. & H. S. Aldwinckle. 1990. Compendium of apple and pear diseases. In: American Phytopathological Society, The disease compendium series. 13.
Materialsessential oils Craker, L. E. & J. E. Simon, eds. 1986-1987. Herbs, spices, and medicinal plants, 2 vols.
Medicinesfolklore Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
Vertebrate poisonsmammals Cooper, M. R. & A. W. Johnson. 1998. Poisonous plants and fungi in Britain: animal and human poisoning
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=20859. Accessed 15 April 2026.