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Creeping Juniper
Juniperus horizontalis Moench

kingdom Plantae - plants » divisio Pinophyta - conifers » class Pinopsida » order Pinales » family Cupressaceae » genus Juniperus - juniper

Scientific synonyms

Sabina horizontalis (Moench) Rydb.
Juniperus horizontalis var. argentea hort.
Juniperus horizontalis var. douglasii hort.
Juniperus horizontalis var. glauca Hornibr.
Juniperus hudsonica Forbes
Juniperus prostrata Pers.
Sabina prostrata (Pers.) Antoine
Juniperus virginiana var. prostrata (Pers.) Torr.
Juniperus repens Nutt.
Juniperus horizontalis var. variegata Beissn.

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IUCN category 2024-1:	Least Concern
Data last updated: 2025-02-28 14:45:59

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Author: Milan Kořínek

Included taxa

Number of records: 23

Hybrids

cultivar Juniperus horizontalis 'Admirabilis'

cultivar Juniperus horizontalis 'Alpina'

cultivar Juniperus horizontalis 'Andorra Compacta'

cultivar Juniperus horizontalis 'Bar Harbour'

cultivar Juniperus horizontalis 'Blue Chip'

cultivar Juniperus horizontalis 'Douglasii'

cultivar Juniperus horizontalis 'Emerald Spreader'

cultivar Juniperus horizontalis 'Emerson'

cultivar Juniperus horizontalis 'Filicina'

cultivar Juniperus horizontalis 'Glauca'

cultivar Juniperus horizontalis 'Glomerata'

cultivar Juniperus horizontalis 'Humilis'

cultivar Juniperus horizontalis 'Jade Spreader'

cultivar Juniperus horizontalis 'Livida'

cultivar Juniperus horizontalis 'Plumosa'

cultivar Juniperus horizontalis 'Procumbens'

cultivar Juniperus horizontalis 'Prostrata'

cultivar Juniperus horizontalis 'Pulchella'

cultivar Juniperus horizontalis 'Turquoise Spreader'

cultivar Juniperus horizontalis 'Variegata'

cultivar Juniperus horizontalis 'Viridis'

cultivar Juniperus horizontalis 'Wapiti'

cultivar Juniperus horizontalis 'Wiltonii'

Links and literature

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2024-1 [42237]

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species [http://www.iucnredlist.org/] [as Juniperus horizontalis Moench]
Data retrieved on: 29 January 2024

PLANTS Database [JUHO2]

PLANTS Database [http://plants.usda.gov]

Kew Science - Plants of the World online 2024-05 [262244-1]

Kew Science - Plants of the World online [https://powo.science.kew.org], Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew [as Juniperus horizontalis Moench]
Data retrieved on: 1 February 2025

Earle J. C. (ed.): Gymnosperm Database (www.conifers.org) [http://www.conifers.org]

C. Ulloa et al. (2017): An integrated assessment of the vascular plant species of the Americas, Science. 358. 1614-1617 [as Juniperus horizontalis Moench]
Data retrieved on: 19 September 2019

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