Juniperus virginiana Linnaeus 1753 (juniper)

Coniferales - Cupressaceae

Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1753. Species Plantarum (exhibentes Plantas Rite Cognitas ad Genera Relatas cum Diferentiis Specificis, Nominibus Trivialibus, Synonymis Selectis, Locis Natalibus secundum Systema Sexuale digestas). 1-1200

Belongs to Juniperus according to F. H. Knowlton 1919

See also Linnaeus 1753

Sister taxa: Juniperus barbadensis, Juniperus bermudiana, Juniperus californica, Juniperus communis, Juniperus haydenii, Juniperus hypnoides, Juniperus lycia, Juniperus oxycedrus, Juniperus phoenicea, Juniperus sabina, Juniperus thurifera

Distribution: found only at Lee Creek Mine, Yorktown Formation (Pliocene of North Carolina)

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