Cupressaceae
Western juniper
Juniperus grandis
- Family
- Cupressaceae
- Genus
- Juniperus
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Common names
By language (4)
- arz
- جونيبيروس جرانديز
- English
- Western juniper, Sierra juniper
- Lithuanian
- Didysis kadagys
- Persian
- ارس سیرا
Synonyms
- Juniperus occidentalis subsp. australis Vasek
- Juniperus occidentalis var. australis (Vasek) A.H.Holmgren & N.H.Holmgren
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Brewbooks at Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Leah Gardner, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: stinger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Eric Johnson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: John Brew, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Justin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Justin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Jamie Carter, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Jonathan Curley, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: stinger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Alan Rockefeller, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Nicholas Wei, CC BY-SA 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.