Juniperus Juniperus, L.

5. J. phoenicea L. View in CoL , Sp. Pl. 1040 (1753).

Monoecious; small tree up to 8 m, or shrub (procumbent on the sea-shore). Twigs 1 mm in diameter, terete, scaly. Juvenile leaves 5-14 x 0-5- 1 mm, acicular, patent, acute, mucronate, with two stomatiferous bands both above and beneath; adult leaves 0-7-1 mm, scale-like, ovate-rhombic, closely appressed, obtuse to somewhat acute, with an oblong furrowed gland on the back, and a distinct scarious border. Cone 8-14 mm, ripening in the second year, globose to ovoid, blackish when very young, later green or yellowish and not or slightly pruinose, dark red when ripe. Seeds 3-9, free. Mediterranean region and Portugal, mainly near the coast. Al BI Co Cr Ga Gr Hs It Ju Lu Sa Si.