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Juniperus thurifera Linnaeus

Common Names

Genévrier thurifère (2).

Taxonomic notes

Description

Range

Spain, France, Algeria (1). See (2) for details, a map, and photos showing habitat. In the High Atlas Mountains of Algeria, it is the only tree species at the upper tree line (about 2500 m, with isolated specimens found above 3000 m). At the lowest altitudes, Quercus ilex is generally associated with J. thurifera. In the Middle Atlas mountains, J. thurifera is often associated with Cedrus atlantica (3).

Big Tree

An individual 19 m tall with a girth (due to its multistemmed form) of 16 m, photograph in (2), located in the Middle Atlas, near the "Col du Zad," about 50km N of Ifrane (3).

Oldest

Ongoing dendrochronological research (2) has not yet established precise ages, but the maximum is probably more than 500 years (3).

Dendrochronology

See (2) for information on ongoing research.

Ethnobotany

Extensive remarks in (2).

Observations

Not seen. See (2) for clues on where to find native specimens. Several stands occur in the High and Middle Atlas mountains (3).

Remarks

Citations

(1) Silba 1986.
(2) Le Genévrier thurifère website. URL: http://www.multimania.com/thurifere/, last accessed 15-Apr-1999.
(3) E-mail communication, 5-Mar-1998, from Nicolas Montés, keeper of the website listed above.

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This page is from the Gymnosperm Database
URL: http://www.geocities.com/~earlecj/cu/ju/thurifera.htm
Edited by Christopher J. Earle
E-mail:earlecj@earthlink.com
Last modified on 15-Apr-1999

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