Cupressaceae
One-seed juniper
Juniperus monosperma
- Family
- Cupressaceae
- Genus
- Juniperus
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Common names
By language (11)
- arz
- جونيبيروس مونوسبيرما
- Azerbaijani
- Birtoxumlu ardıc
- Bulgarian
- Едносеменна хвойна
- Chinese
- 单子圆柏
- English
- One-seed juniper, Oneseed juniper
- German
- Einsamiger Wacholder
- lah
- اک بی صنوبر
- nv
- Gadtsagí, Gad bikąʼígíí
- Persian
- ارس تکدانه
- Russian
- Можжевельник односемянный
- Spanish
- Sabina
Synonyms
- Juniperus californica var. monosperma (Engelm.) Lemmon
- Juniperus gymnocarpa (Lemmon) Cory
- Juniperus mexicana var. monosperma (Engelm.) Cory
- Juniperus monosperma f. gymnocarpa (Lemmon) Rehder
- Juniperus occidentalis f. gymnocarpa (Lemmon) Rehder
- Juniperus occidentalis var. gymnocarpa Lemmon
- Juniperus occidentalis var. monosperma Engelm.
- Sabina monosperma (Engelm.) Rydb.
Flowers
- Flower colour
- orange (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: CK2AZ, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: James St. John, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Caleb Catto, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: James St. John, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jacob Saucier, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: CK2AZ, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: CK2AZ, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: CK2AZ, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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- Grecian juniperJuniperus excelsaCupressaceae
- Syrian juniperJuniperus drupaceaCupressaceae
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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.