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Juniperus osteosperma in Nevada | |
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Genus: | Juniperus |
Junipers is the name for a number of species of coniferous plants in the genus Juniperus. They are related to the family Cupressaceae (the cypress). There are between 50 and 67 species of juniper. Junipers grow in the northern hemisphere.
Junipers are evergreen. They vary in size from low shrubs to tall trees, which grow to between twenty and forty metres tall.