Cupressaceae
Dwarf black juniper
Juniperus pseudosabina
- Family
- Cupressaceae
- Genus
- Juniperus
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Common names
By language (4)
- Chinese
- 新疆方枝柏, 突厥斯坦杜松, 喀什方枝柏, 昆仑方枝柏, 祁连山圆柏
- English
- Dwarf black juniper, Xinjiang juniper, Turkestan juniper
- Kazakh
- Балғын арша
- Russian
- Можжевельник ложноказацкий
Synonyms
- Juniperus centrasiatica Kom.
- Juniperus dumosa Lindl. & Gordon
- Juniperus lycia Siev.
- Juniperus pseudosabina var. pseudosabina
- Juniperus pseudosabina var. turkestanica (Kom.) Silba
- Juniperus sabina Pall.
- Juniperus turkestanica Kom.
- Sabina centrasiatica (Kom.) W.C.Cheng & L.K.Fu
- Sabina centrasiatica (Kom.) Kom.
- Sabina fischeri (Fisch. & C.A.Mey.) Antoine
- Sabina pseudosabina (Fisch. & C.A.Mey.) W.C.Cheng & W.T.Wang
- Sabina pseudosabina var. turkestanica (Kom.) Chang Y.Yang
- Sabina turkestanica Kom.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
Photos
Photo: Agnieszka Kwiecień, Nova, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: neyasit, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Oleg Kosterin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Agnieszka Kwiecień, Nova, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Oleg Kosterin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Agnieszka Kwiecień, Nova, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Oleg Kosterin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Agnieszka Kwiecień, Nova, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Oleg Kosterin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: evgeniq_benihanov, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Urgamal Magsar, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Urgamal Magsar, 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.