Cupressaceae

Redberry juniper

Juniperus coahuilensis (Martínez) Gaussen ex R.P.Adams

Family: Cupressaceae
Genus: Juniperus

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Redberry juniper (Juniperus coahuilensis) — LeavesPhoto: M. Socorro González Elizondo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (4)

English: Redberry juniper
German: Rotbeeren-Wacholder
lah: کواہویلا صنوبر
Persian: ارس سرخگیله

Synonyms

Juniperus coahuilensis var. coahuilensis
Juniperus erythrocarpa var. coahuilensis Martínez
Sabina coahuilensis (Martínez) Y.Yang & K.S.Mao

Characteristics

Growth habit: Tree
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

Photos

LeavesPhoto: M. Socorro González Elizondo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Craig Martin, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Sam Kieschnick, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Tom Field, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Oscar C. González Martínez, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Sam Kieschnick, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Juan Cruzado Cortés, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Juan Cruzado Cortés, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Martín Sánchez Vilchis, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: M. Socorro González Elizondo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Sam Kieschnick, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Eric Knight, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.