Taxon:  Juniperus oxycedrus L. subsp. oxycedrus



Summary
Genus:
Juniperus
Family:
Cupressaceae
Nomen number:
420125
Verified:
04/04/2002 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
2 (1  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Juniperus oxycedrus L. (8 active accession[s])
Juniperus oxycedrus L. subsp. badia (H. Gay) Debeaux (0 active accession[s])
Juniperus oxycedrus L. subsp. transtagana Franco (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Autonym(s)
Juniperus oxycedrus L. var. oxycedrus

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Juniperus rufescens Link

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Adams, R. P. 2008. Junipers of the world: the genus Juniperus, ed. 2
  2. Davis, P. H., ed. 1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands.
  3. Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 1491.
  4. Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
  5. Farjon, A. 2005. A monograph of Cupressaceae and Sciadopitys 332-335.
  6. Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
  7. Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
  8. Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
  9. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1993. Flora europaea, ed. 2.
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishkade  1Farjon, A. 2005. A monograph of Cupressaceae and Sciadopitys 332-335.
Englishprickly juniper  1Farjon, A. 2005. A monograph of Cupressaceae and Sciadopitys 332-335.
Frenchgenévrier cade  2Farjon, A. 2005. A monograph of Cupressaceae and Sciadopitys 332-335.
Frenchgenévrier epineux  2Farjon, A. 2005. A monograph of Cupressaceae and Sciadopitys 332-335.
Frenchoxycèdre  2Farjon, A. 2005. A monograph of Cupressaceae and Sciadopitys 332-335.
Germanrotbeeriger Stech-Wacholder  2Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 1491.
Germanspitzblättriger oder Cederwacholder  2Adams, R. P. 2008. Junipers of the world: the genus Juniperus, ed. 2
Italianginepro rosso  2Adams, R. P. 2008. Junipers of the world: the genus Juniperus, ed. 2
Spanishenebro de bahas rochas  2Farjon, A. 2005. A monograph of Cupressaceae and Sciadopitys 332-335.
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaAlgeria n.Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaMorocco  Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaTunisia  Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusGeorgia  Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationKrasnoyarsk Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaCyprus  Farjon, A. 2005. A monograph of Cupressaceae and Sciadopitys 332-335.
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIran n.Farjon, A. 2005. A monograph of Cupressaceae and Sciadopitys 332-335.
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIraq n.Farjon, A. 2005. A monograph of Cupressaceae and Sciadopitys 332-335.
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIsrael  Farjon, A. 2005. A monograph of Cupressaceae and Sciadopitys 332-335.
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaLebanon  Farjon, A. 2005. A monograph of Cupressaceae and Sciadopitys 332-335.
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaSyria w.Farjon, A. 2005. A monograph of Cupressaceae and Sciadopitys 332-335.
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaTurkey  Davis, P. H., ed. 1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands.
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeUkraineKrym Farjon, A. 2005. A monograph of Cupressaceae and Sciadopitys 332-335.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeAlbania  Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeBulgaria  Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeCroatia  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeGreece incl. CreteGreuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeItaly incl. SardiniaGreuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeNorth Macedonia  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeFrance incl. CorsicaFarjon, A. 2005. A monograph of Cupressaceae and Sciadopitys 332-335.
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropePortugal  Farjon, A. 2005. A monograph of Cupressaceae and Sciadopitys 332-335.
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeSpain incl. BalearesFarjon, A. 2005. A monograph of Cupressaceae and Sciadopitys 332-335.
2Cultivated    also cult. 
Native
Africa
  • NORTHERN AFRICA: Algeria (n.), Morocco, Tunisia
Asia-Temperate
  • WESTERN ASIA: Cyprus, Iran (n.), Iraq (n.), Israel, Lebanon, Syria (w.), Turkey
  • CAUCASUS: Georgia
  • SIBERIA: Russian Federation [Krasnoyarsk]
Europe
  • EASTERN EUROPE: Ukraine [Krym]
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Albania, Bulgaria, Greece (incl. Crete), Croatia, Italy (incl. Sardinia), North Macedonia
  • SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Spain (incl. Baleares), France (incl. Corsica), Portugal
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 332-335.
  4. Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
  5. Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Adams, R. P. 2008. Junipers of the world: the genus Juniperus, ed. 2
Materialswood Adams, R. P. 2008. Junipers of the world: the genus Juniperus, ed. 2
Medicinesfolklore Adams, R. P. 2008. Junipers of the world: the genus Juniperus, ed. 2
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=420125. Accessed 15 April 2026.