This species was discovered in 1851 in the zuni mountains of northwestern new mexico, by. Vascular plants of the gila wilderness juniperus deppeana. Cupressaceae alligator juniper alligator juniper is one species of about 50 in the genus juniperus, native to north america 14, central america 11, west indies 5, bermuda 1 and the old world 25. Plant it on 15 to 20 foot centers to form a solid blue screen.
Juniperus deppeana alligator juniper or checkerbark juniper. Juniperus deppeana environmental horticulture university of. The genus juniperus cupressaceae in mexico and guatemala. Juniperus expanded into the drying, higher elevation habitats that it occupies today. This page was last edited on 20 january 2015, at 19. Juniperus deppeana is a small to mediumsized tree reaching 1015 m tall. Scientific classification kingdom plantae division pinophyta class pinopsida order pinales family cupressaceae genus juniperus scientific name juniperus deppeana quick information other names checkerbark juniper. Compatible dominant height site index model for juniper. Breeding habitat of the mexican spotted owl in the. Pinyonjuniper woodlands make up more than one half of new mexicos forested lands.
An juniperus deppeana in nahilalakip ha genus nga juniperus. Figure 4 shows the proposed postpleistocene recolonization of the northern portion of the range of j. Numericalchemosystematic studies of infraspecific variation in juniperus pinchotii. Growing wild near the waters edge of lynx lake near prescott. Alligator juniper facts, lifespan, growth rate, conditions. View picture of alligator juniper juniperus deppeana.
Juniperus deppeana is a small to mediumsized tree reaching 1015 m rarely to 25 m tall. The adult leaves are mostly scalelike, similar to those of cupressus species, in opposite pairs or whorls of three, and the juvenile needlelike leaves are not jointed at the base including in the few that have only needlelike leaves. These canyons have few mesic riparian shrubs or trees in their riparian zones, and vegetation in uplands is similar to southfacing uplands in brown canyon. Juniperus deppeana alligator juniper southeastern arizona. Pure organic, wild harvested and unsprayed essential oils. Browse pictures and read growth cultivation information about alligator juniper juniperus deppeana supplied by member gardeners in the plantfiles database at daves garden. Sassklaassen and others published treering analysis of. Juniperus deppeana has numerous disjunct populations that include four taxonomic varieties and three forms. The similar redberry juniper juniperus coahuilensis has bright redbrown cones, while oneseed juniper juniperus monosperma has shredding bark. In other words, the lines slant downward to the right. Juniperus bermudiana wikimili, the free encyclopedia.
Natural distribution map for juniperus deppeana alligator juniper reference. Data source and references for juniperus deppeana alligator. Dioecy and monoecy were mapped onto phylogenies of juniperus and related genera. Join our friendly community that shares tips and ideas for gardens, along with seeds and plants. Ang juniperus deppeana sakop sa kahenera nga juniperus. The other arizona juniperus species are found in the more northern parts of the state. Notice on the figure on the next page that the community zones occur at slightly different elevations on different facing slopes. Description tree reinstated after waltonemersonwright tree was remeasured and was found to be fewer points. Juniperus gamboana has checkered bark as is common in j. The word juniperus is the classical latin name, while the word deppeana is in honor of ferdinand deppe. Juniperus deppeana, photo russ kleinman, burro mtns, knight mtn. Juniperus deppeana aligator juniper pfaf plant database. An old scientifici name is juniperus pachyphloea torr. Revista chapingo serie ciencias forestales y del ambiente, 21 1, 97108.
C 1 d dec jan feb mar apr may jun jul aug sep oct nov j f m a m j j a s o n 10 100 precipitation mm 20 30 40 50 0. It is in leaf all year, in flower from february to march, and the seeds ripen from october to november. The perennial species belonging to the cupressaceae family is a coniferous tree. Data source and references for juniperus deppeana alligator juniper from the usda plants database. An juniperus deppeana in nahilalakip ha genus nga juniperus, ngan familia nga cupressaceae. Juniperus deppeana, alligatorjuniper, southwest desert flora. Caryocedrus 1 species, adams and schwarzbach, 2012a, juniperus.
Juniperus deppeana varieties, cupressaceae, dna, nrdna its, petnpsbm, trnstrng, trndtrnt, trnltrnf, systematics, taxonomy. Terminal whips long 15 30 cm and pendulous, all or nearly all leaves on. Juniperus deppeana carnegia gigantea pinus ponderosa pseudotsuga meziesii prosopis velutina pinus cembroides quercus gambelii 5. Bloomed throught january to march the tree has a triangle shape top with an interesting bark texture. Eastern red cedar juniperus virginiana which has been planted in some locations in arizona may also have. Jacksona,b adepartment of biology, duke university. One of them is doing very well, at 7 yo it is at 10 tall and very pretty blue. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license.
Twigs variously oriented, not flattened not planar. Evergreen, scalelike, sharp and long pointed, most are tight to the twig in opposite pairs resulting in a slightly. Disjunct and continuous populations of juniperus deppeana from the southwest united states, mexico and guatemala were analyzed by dna fingerprinting rapd and the results compared with dna sequence data from the literature. Alligator juniper juniperus deppeana american forests. It is in leaf all year, in flower from february to march, and the seeds ripen from. Cross section of juniperus excelsa from with distinct tree rings. Taxonomy of the serrate leaf juniperus phylogenetic. Pdf infraspecific adjustments in juniperus deppeana. Plants profile for juniperus deppeana alligator juniper.
It measures 25 feet high, with a trunk circumference of 65 inches and a crown spread of 32 feet. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Phytologia august 2009 912 347 panicum coloratum new for arizona. This document is enh482, one of a series of the environmental horticulture department, ufifas extension. We studied nest and roost habitat characteristics of mexican spotted owls strix occidentalis zucida in the tularosa mountains. This was the accepted name until dna sequencing nrdna and trnctrnd showed that gamboana trees fall within a clade that includes the other varieties of j.
Xylem cavitation caused by drought and freezing stress in. The similar redberry juniper juniperus coahuilensis has bright redbrown cones, while alligator juniper juniperus deppeana has bark patterned like an alligators back. Anatomical and chemical characteristics of leaves and. It grows at moderate altitudes of 7502,700 meters 2,4608,860 ft on dry soils. Insert as an additional taxa for juniperus virginiana. Junipers are coniferous trees and shrubs in the genus juniperus d. Foliage dull graygreen with a transparent or yellowish resin spot on each leaf. Juniperus communis common juniper species distribution map pdf file from the usgs juniperus communis from the trees and shrubs of wisconsin juniperus communis from the. The other juniperus species in arizona are found in the more northern parts of the state.
It is native to central and northern mexico and the southwestern united states. Juniperus deppeana pollen images sem from university of arizona palynology juniperus deppeana species page from the image libarary southwest environmental infomation network juniperus deppeana alligator juniper species distribution map pdf file from the usgs juniperus erythrocarpa redberry juniper species distribution map pdf file. Pdf treering analysis of juniperus excelsa from the northern. Santa feans are very familiar with the oneseed juniper juniperus monosperma that adorns much of our terrain. May 08, 2005 alligator juniper juniperus deppeana by teddyearp may 8, 2005 9. Az1557 january 2012 seiridium canker of cypress trees in. In florida, only red cedar juniperus virginiana is native, while others are used. New mexico envirothon tree identification forestry key. Junipers provide many uses to satisfy different needs in the landscape. It grows at moderate altitudes of 7502,700 meters 2,4608,860 ft on dry. But a distinctive juniper usually not found above 6,000 feet is growing at the botanical garden at museum hill it is the alligator juniper, or juniperus deppeana. A detailed description for juniperus deppeana, alligatorjuniper, also called. Adams and schwarzbach 2006 provide the following key to the varieties and formae of j.
Based on the terpenoid data, the bc populations could have been recolonized by seed from the wallowa mtns. Alligator juniper elmore and janish 1976, mountain, thickbark, oakbarked, or checkerbarked cedar peattie 1950, cedro, cedro chino in puebla, sabino, tascate in chihuahua and durango, tlascal or tlaxcal in hidalgo, huata, agoriza in sonora, abori, aori, awari, aworiki, kawari, koari, petcalawa, waaka tarahumar people of. Hybridization between juniperus erythrocarpa cory and juniperus. The genus juniperus is composed of approximately 75 species in three sections. Watson2 introduction redcedar is an evergreen growing 40 to 50 feet tall in an oval, columnar, or pyramidal form very diverse and spreading 8 to 15 feet when given a sunny location fig.
Anatomical and chemical characteristics of leaves and branches of juniperus deppeana var. Native american names include tascate and tlascal is a small to mediumsized tree reaching 1015 m rarely to 25 m tall. Juniperus angosturana juniperus arizonica juniperus ashei juniperus barbadensis juniperus bermudiana juniperus blancoi juniperus brevifolia juniperus californica juniperus cedrus juniperus chinensis juniperus coahuilensis juniperus comitana juniperus communis juniperus convallium juniperus deppeana juniperus drupacea juniperus. Juniperus deppeana name synonyms juniperus deppeana f. Juniperus deppeana is an evergreen tree growing to 18 m 59ft 1in at a slow rate. A juniperus deppeana in stanford university arboretum is registered as a california big tree. Evergreen, scalelike, sharp and long pointed, most are tight to the twig in opposite pairs resulting in a slightly square twig, a few are awllike and point away from the twig. Juniperus monosperma oneseed juniper, oneseed juniper. Media in category juniperus deppeana the following 18 files are in this category, out of 18 total.
Compatible dominant height site index model for juniper juniperus deppeana steud. Depending on taxonomic viewpoint, between 50 and 67 species of junipers are widely distributed throughout the northern hemisphere, from the arctic, south to tropical africa, from ziarat, pakistan, east to eastern tibet in the old world, and in the mountains of. Gutibrrez department of wildlife, humboldt state university, arcata, ca 95521 abstract. Juniperus deppeana alligator juniper conifer species. It is native to central and northern mexico from oaxaca northward and the southwestern united states arizona, new mexico, western texas. Berries are actually fleshy cones and are eaten by birds. Alligator juniper hybridizes with oneseed juniper j. Alligator juniper wood essential oil vintage stillpoint. Planted this tree seed by mistake in with some arizona cypress seed. A medium sized tree with dark brown to nearly black bark formed into distintive rectangular plates. Xylem cavitation caused by drought and freezing stress in four cooccurring juniperus species cynthia j. Roots fibrous, often exposed along cracks in rocks. Juniperus deppeanamcfetter mcfetter alligator juniper page 3 pest resistance.
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