Juniperus osteosperma

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Juniperus osteosperma, commonly known as Utah juniper, is a hardy, drought-tolerant conifer native to the western United States, where it forms extensive woodlands in arid and semi-arid regions.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Juniperus osteosperma canonical 1
Utah juniper 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf juniper ⓘ
species of conifer ⓘ
barkDescription fibrous bark ⓘ
climatePreference continental semi-arid climate ⓘ
commonName Utah juniper ⓘ
bigberry juniper ⓘ
coneColor bluish ⓘ
coneMaturationTime about 2 years ⓘ
ecologicalRole dominant tree in pinyon-juniper woodlands ⓘ
provides wildlife habitat ⓘ
ethnobotanicalUse food from cones ⓘ
medicine ⓘ
tools and implements ⓘ
evergreen true ⓘ
family Cupressaceae ⓘ
growthForm evergreen tree ⓘ
habitat arid regions ⓘ
pinyon-juniper woodlands ⓘ
plateaus ⓘ
rocky slopes ⓘ
semi-arid regions ⓘ
kingdom Plantae ⓘ
leafType scale-like leaves ⓘ
maximumHeight about 12 meters ⓘ
nativeTo Arizona ⓘ
California ⓘ
Colorado ⓘ
Colorado Plateau ⓘ
Great Basin ⓘ
Mojave Desert region ⓘ
linked to: Mojave Desert

Nevada ⓘ
New Mexico ⓘ
Utah ⓘ
western United States ⓘ
order Pinales ⓘ
parentTaxon Juniperus ⓘ
produces berry-like cones ⓘ
reproductiveType dioecious ⓘ
seedDispersedBy birds ⓘ
mammals ⓘ
soilPreference well-drained soils ⓘ
taxonRank species ⓘ
tolerates alkaline soils ⓘ
drought ⓘ
poor soils ⓘ
typicalHeight 3–9 meters ⓘ
usedBy Native American peoples ⓘ
woodProperty decay-resistant wood ⓘ
woodUse fence posts ⓘ
firewood ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Great Basin montane forests → dominantTreeSpecies → Juniperus osteosperma ⓘ
Desert National Wildlife Range → notableFlora → Utah juniper ⓘ
linked to: Juniperus osteosperma