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Juniperus ashei J. Buchholz

Ashe juniper, Ashe's juniper, Mountain cedar, Blueberry juniper
Cupressaceae (Cypress Family)

USDA Symbol: JUAS
USDA Native Status: Native to U.S.

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Specimen & Label Data

Juniperus ashei

Ashe Juniper, Mountain Cedar

Cupressaceae

Location: S edge of East-West Path, 1/3 way East from wooden footbridge to Oakwell Farms Pky--Oakwell Farms, San Antonio.
 Latitude: 0.000000

Habitat: Level, alkaline soil. Partial shade of Quercus. Lone tree.

Description: Tree, 5.5 m tall. Bark thin, ashy gray-brown, peeling. Branches spreading. Leaves seemingly alternate, sometimes in 3's, flattened. Fruit dark-blue, glaucous, globose-ovoid, to 17.5 x 8.5 mm wide/long.

County: Bexar
 Collector: Harry Cliffe
 Collection Date: Jun 25, 1994
 Specimen number: 620

Herbarium Owner: NPSOT
 Herbarium ID: 0906
 Accession Date: Aug 23, 1994
 Accession Number: 66

Annotations: DXFXB Dioecious/pistillate (In fruit)

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