Common Names
Drooping juniper, drooping cedar (2), tascate (3).
Taxonomic notes
Three varieties; flaccida , martinezii (Pérez de la Rosa) Silba, and poblana Martínez.
Description
Range
NE Mexico to the Chisos Mtns. of Texas (USA); at 1830 to 2440 m (2). See also (4). Vars. martinezii and poblana are in Mexico (1).Big Tree
Diameter 82 cm, height 17 m, crown spread 11 m, located in Big Bend National Park, TX (American Forests 1996).Oldest
Dendrochronology
Ethnobotany
Observations
Remarks
Citations
(1) Silba 1986.(2) Peattie 1950.
(3) Adams, Robert P. in Flora of North America online.
(4) Robert S. Thompson, Katherine H. Anderson and Patrick J. Bartlein. 1999. Atlas of Relations Between Climatic Parameters and Distributions of Important Trees and Shrubs in North America. U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1650 A&B. URL= http://greenwood.cr.usgs.gov/pub/ppapers/p1650-a/pages/conifers.html, accessed 22-Jan-2000.
See also Elias 1987, Little 1980, and the Vascular Plant Image Gallery.
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Last modified on 22-Jan-2000