 | Juniperus oxycedrus LinnaeusCommon NamesCrvena kleka [Serbian], prickly juniper [English], zeder wacholder [German], cedre piquant [French], ginepro pungente [Italian] (2).Taxonomic notesSyn: J. macrocarpa (1). One variety, transtagna.DescriptionDioecious tree to 14 m, but usually a shrub of oval habit. Bark gray to brown-red. Needles in groups of three, sharp, up to 2 cm long; cross-section triangular; upper side with 2 distinct stomatal lines, lower side keeled. Fruit (cone) berry-like, red, spherical, about 10 mm in diameter; ripe in second year; usually with three seeds (2).RangeMediterranean, east to Iran and Caucasus mountains, at 0-1400 m elevation. Although characteristic of Mediterranean climates, it is also found deep into the continent (Europe, western Asia) (2). Var. transtagna in SW Portugal (1).Big TreeOldestDendrochronologyEthnobotanyObservationsRemarksArceuthobium oxycedri (Loranthaceae) is a (semiparasitic) mistletoe found only on this juniper species.Citations(1) Silba 1986.(2) Branislav Jovanoviæ. 1986."Pinus mugo," in Flora Srbije. Belgrade: Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts. Thanks to Milan Jovanovic for information and assistance contributed Feb-1999. |
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