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Rocky Mountain Juniper

Juniperus scopulorum

Photo by RedRock
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Field Notes

Description:

Juniper. Evergreen shrub-like tree. Bark is brown and peeling in strips. Twigs are covered by scale-like needles. Fruit is a small cone covered in a skin that makes it look like a berry.

Habitat:

Grows all over Western North America. This one growing in Canyonlands NP - Island In The Sky. Red rock desert near Pinyon Pine and Single-leaf Ash.

Notes:

Thought it might be a Utah Juniper but Rocky Mountain Juniper fit better it seems.

Reference Links:

Juniperus scopulorum, Rocky Mountain Juniper - Forestry - forestry.usu.edu

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