Cupressaceae
Stinking juniper
Juniperus foetidissima
- Family
- Cupressaceae
- Genus
- Juniperus
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Common names
By language (15)
- Arabic
- عرعر كريه الرائحة
- Armenian
- Գիհի սրաթեփուկ
- arz
- عرعر كرية الرائحه
- Azerbaijani
- Ağıriyli ardıc
- Chinese
- 臭圆柏, 臭柏
- English
- Stinking juniper
- Georgian
- Შავი ღვია
- German
- Stinkender Wacholder
- Japanese
- クサビャクシン
- lah
- بووالا صنوبر
- Macedonian
- Питома фоја
- Persian
- چاتانا
- Polish
- Jałowiec cuchnący
- Russian
- Можжевельник вонючий
- Turkish
- Kokulu ardıç
Synonyms
- Juniperus foetidissima f. squarrosa (Medw.) Beissn.
- Juniperus foetidissima var. pindicola Formánek
- Juniperus foetidissima var. squarrosa Medw.
- Juniperus phoenicea Pall.
- Juniperus sabina Sm.
- Juniperus sabinoides Griseb.
- Sabina foetidissima (Willd.) Antoine
- Sabina grisebachii Antoine
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
Photos
Photo: Vince Smith from London, United Kingdom, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Zeynel Cebeci, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Zeynel Cebeci, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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.