Cones; Canada do Inferno, Vila Nova de Foz Côa, Guarda, Portugal; 3/2011 © Jörn Germer
Immature cones; Alfândega da Fé, Bragança, Portugal; 3/2011 © Jörn Germer
Foliage; Alfândega da Fé, Bragança, Portugal; 3/2011 © Jörn Germer
Habit; Alfândega da Fé, Bragança, Portugal; 3/2011 © Jörn Germer
Identifier: 1635 Date of entry: 17.03.2011 Last update: 10.01.2020
English: Prickly Cedar
German: Stech-Wacholder
Kingdom: Plantae (2586)
Phylum: Pinophyta (36)
Class: Pinopsida (36)
Order: Pinales (35)
Family: Cupressaceae (13)
Genus: Juniperus (7)
Epithet: oxycedrus L. (1)
oxycedrus => sharp, prickly cedar
Climate: sub-tropical
Habit: shrub, tree, arborescent
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