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Cupressaceae

Savin

Juniperus sabina L.

Family
Cupressaceae
Genus
Juniperus

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Common names

By language (43)
Arabic
أبهل, ابهل عرعر, الضبر, جوز الأيهل, ديودار, سابينا, سافين, سبينة
Armenian
Գիհի կազակական
arz
ابهل
Asturian
Xinebru sabín
Azerbaijani
Qazax ardıcı
Basque
Miter arrunt
Belarusian
Ядловец казачы, Савіна, Ялавец ніцы, Ялавечнік
Bulgarian
Миризлива хвойна
Catalan
Savina muntanyenca
Chinese
叉子圆柏, 叉子圓柏, 臭柏, 叉子圆柏*(河地柏、新疆圆柏), 榆林叉子圆柏, 绵羊臭柏, 沙地柏, 双子柏
Czech
Jalovec chvojka, Chvojka klášterská, Klášterní chvojka
Danish
Sevenbom
dsb
Cerkwine zele
Dutch
Zevenboom
English
Savin, Savin juniper
Esperanto
Ordinara junipero
Finnish
Rohtokataja
French
Genevrier sabine, Sabine, Savin, Genévrier Sabine
Galician
Sabina
Georgian
Კაზაკური ღვია
German
Sadebaum, Gift-Wacholder, Giftwacholder, Sebenstrauch, Siebenbaum, Stink-Wacholder, Stinkwacholder
hsb
Žambow, Žandaw
Hungarian
Nehézszagú boróka, Szagos boróka
Icelandic
Sabínueinir
Indonesian
Savin
Italian
Ginepro sabina
Japanese
サビナビャクシン
Kurdish
Çekem, چەکەم
lah
ساوی صنوبر
Lithuanian
Kazokinis kadagys
Macedonian
Планинска сомина, Смрделика
mzn
لمبیر
Norwegian Bokmål
Sevenbom, Daurisk einer
Occitan
Sabina
Persian
مایمرز, ابهل, ریس, مای مرز
Polish
Jałowiec sabiński, Jałowiec sawina, Jałowiec sawiński
Russian
Можжевельник казацкий
Slovak
Borievka netatová
Slovenian
Smrdljivi brin
Spanish
Sabina
Swedish
Sävenbom
Turkish
Sabin Ardıcı
Ukrainian
Ялівець козачий, Яловець козацький, Яловець козачий, Ялівець козацький

Synonyms

  • Juniperus alpina Lodd.
  • Juniperus excelsa Willd.
  • Juniperus humilis Salisb.
  • Juniperus lusitanica Mill.
  • Juniperus officinalis Garcke
  • Juniperus sabina subsp. tamariscifolia (Aiton) A.E.Murray
  • Juniperus sabina var. lusitanica (Mill.) C.K.Schneid.
  • Juniperus sabina var. monosperma Chang Y.Yang
  • Juniperus sabina var. tamariscifolia Aiton
  • Juniperus sabina var. yulinensis (T.C.Chang & C.G.Chen) Y.F.Yu & L.K.Fu
  • Juniperus tamariscifolia K.Koch
  • Sabina alpestris Jord.
  • Sabina cupressifolia Antoine ex K.Koch
  • Sabina officinalis Garcke
  • Sabina tamariscifolia K.Koch
  • Sabina villarsii Jord.
  • Sabina vulgaris Antoine
  • Sabina vulgaris var. arborescens Antoine
  • Sabina vulgaris var. yulinensis T.C.Chang & C.G.Chen

Characteristics

Growth habit
Shrub, Tree
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced

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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.