Cupressaceae
Flaky juniper
Juniperus squamata
- Family
- Cupressaceae
- Genus
- Juniperus
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Common names
By language (17)
- arz
- جونيبروس سكواماتا
- Chinese
- 高山柏, 香青, 玉山圓柏, 山柏, 刺柏, 团香, 圆柏, 大香桧
- Czech
- Jalovec šupinatý
- Danish
- Blå Ene, Skællet Ene
- English
- Flaky juniper, Himalayan juniper, Nepalese juniper
- Finnish
- Himalajankataja
- French
- Genévrier écailleux, Genevrier ecailleux
- German
- Beschuppter Wacholder
- Hungarian
- Törpe boróka
- Icelandic
- Himalajaeinir
- Japanese
- ニイタカビャクシン
- lah
- کنڈیالہ صنوبر
- Latvian
- Zvīņainais kadiķis
- Persian
- ارس همالیایی
- Russian
- Можжевельник чешуйчатый
- Spanish
- Enebro de Meyer, Pino San Jose, Pino San José
- Swedish
- Himalaja-en
Synonyms
- Juniperus baimashanensis Y.F.Yu & L.K.Fu
- Juniperus densa (Carrière) Gordon
- Juniperus fargesii (Rehder & E.H.Wilson) Kom.
- Juniperus franchetiana H.Lév. ex Kom.
- Juniperus kansuensis Kom.
- Juniperus lemeeana H.Lév. & Blin.
- Juniperus recurva var. densa Carrière
- Juniperus recurva var. squamata (Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don) Parl.
- Juniperus squamata f. prostrata (Hornibr.) Rehder
- Juniperus squamata subsp. fargesii (Rehder & E.H.Wilson) Silba
- Juniperus squamata var. fargesii Rehder & E.H.Wilson
- Juniperus squamata var. hongxiensis Y.F.Yu & L.K.Fu
- Juniperus squamata var. meyeri Rehder
- Juniperus squamata var. parvifolia Y.F.Yu & L.K.Fu
- Juniperus squamata var. prostrata Hornibr.
- Juniperus squamata var. squamata
- Sabina lemeeana (H.Lév. & Blin.) W.C.Cheng & W.T.Wang
- Sabina recurva var. densa (Carrière) Antoine
- Sabina squamata (D.Don) Antoine
- Sabina squamata var. fargesii (Rehder & E.H.Wilson) L.K.Fu & Y.F.Yu
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
Photos
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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.