Cupressaceae
Grecian juniper
Juniperus excelsa
- Family
- Cupressaceae
- Genus
- Juniperus
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Common names
By language (23)
- Arabic
- عرعر متعالي, اللَّزَّاب, عرعر المرتفعات
- arz
- عرعر متعالى
- azb
- هۆندور آردیج
- Azerbaijani
- Hündür ardıc
- Bulgarian
- Дървовидна хвойна
- Chinese
- 希腊圆柏, 希臘圓柏, 洒银柏
- Croatian
- Foja divlja
- English
- Grecian juniper, Crimean juniper, Greek juniper
- French
- Genévrier grec
- German
- Griechischer Wacholder
- Hebrew
- ערער ברושי, ערער רם
- Icelandic
- Grikkjaeinir
- Japanese
- ギリシャビャクシン
- lah
- یونانی صنوبر
- Macedonian
- Дива фоја
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Gresk einer
- Persian
- جونیپروس اکسلا
- Polish
- Jałowiec grecki
- Russian
- Можжевельник высокий
- Serbian (Latin)
- Divlja foja
- Turkish
- Boylu ardıç
- Ukrainian
- Ялівець високий
- Uzbek
- Baland Archa
Synonyms
- Juniperus aegaea Griseb.
- Juniperus excelsa f. stricta (R.Sm.) Rehder
- Juniperus excelsa var. depressa O.Schwarz
- Juniperus excelsa var. pendula Sénécl.
- Juniperus excelsa var. stricta R.Sm.
- Juniperus foetida var. excelsa (M.Bieb.) Spach
- Juniperus isophyllos K.Koch
- Juniperus lasdeliana P.Lawson ex Gordon
- Juniperus lycia Pall.
- Juniperus olivieri Carrière
- Juniperus perkinsii Gordon
- Juniperus religiosa Endl.
- Juniperus sabina Gueldenst.
- Juniperus sabina var. excelsa (M.Bieb.) Georgi
- Juniperus sabina var. taurica Pall.
- Juniperus sabinnna var. excelsa (M.Bieb.) Georgi
- Juniperus stricta (R.Sm.) Gordon
- Juniperus taurica (Pall.) Lipsky
- Juniperus venusta Gordon
- Sabina excelsa (M.Bieb.) Antoine
- Sabina isophyllos (K.Koch) Antoine
- Sabina olivieri (Carrière) Antoine
- Sabina religiosa Antoine
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
Photos
LeavesPhoto: milan kořínek, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Zeynel Cebeci, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Поляков Александр, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Zeynel Cebeci, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Виктория Билоус, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Zeynel Cebeci, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Fyodor Pudovikov, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Ben Costamagna, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Михаил Орлов, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Oleg Kosterin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Илья Руденко, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Михаил Орлов, 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.