Juniperus coahuilensis
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| Juniperus coahuilensis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Gymnospermae |
| Division: | Pinophyta |
| Class: | Pinopsida |
| Order: | Cupressales |
| Family: | Cupressaceae |
| Genus: | Juniperus |
| Species: | J. coahuilensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Juniperus coahuilensis Martínez Gaussen ex R.P.Adams | |
Juniperus coahuilensis, commonly known as redberry juniper, is a species of conifer in the family Cupressaceae.[2]
Juniperus coahuilensis grows as a large shrubby tree up to 8 metres (26 feet) tall. It is usually multi-trunked.[3] The bark is brown to gray, exfoliating in long strips on mature trunks and branches.[3]
The leaves are green to light green, and have glands that can produce a white crystalline exudate.[3]
The cones are a fleshy glaucous yellow-orange to dark red, 6–7 millimetres (1⁄4–9⁄32 in) in diameter, and mature in one year.[3]
This species is unusual in that it sprouts from the stump when cut or burned, which has probably allowed it to remain in the grasslands in spite of periodic grass fires that kill all other juniper species.[4]