Cupressaceae FAMILY Least Concern

Juniperus pseudosabina

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Juniperus pseudosabina is an evergreen shrub or a tree with a dense head; it, ranges in size from around 2 metres up to 18 metres, with an average around the 8 metres mark[ 74 Title Flora of the USSR. Publication Author Komarov. V. L. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Israel Program for Scientific Translation Year 1968 ISBN - Description An immense (25 or more large volumes) and not yet completed translation of the Russian flora. Full of information on plant uses and habitats but heavy going for casual readers. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and source of materials. It is very suitable for use as an ornamental. Juniperus pseudosabina is too widespread, and probably increasing due to changes in land use and forest cover, to be threatened with extinction in the foreseeable future. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2013)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeAsia - Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan East and west Siberia, Mongolia, western China (Xinjiang), Afghanistan, Pakistan

HabitatSubalpine conifer forest, juniper woodland and montane to subalpine scrubland and steppe, often restricted to rocky outcrops and sunny slopes, growing on various soil types from coarse gravel terraces to dry loess slopes; from 1,950 - 4,100 metres[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ]