Galapagos Species Database

The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.

Juniperus communis Thunb.

ciprés, enebro común, sabina, common juniper, mountain juniper, fairy circle

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Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Plantae

Phylum
Pinophyta

Class
Pinopsida

Order
Pinales

Family
Cupressaceae

Genus
Juniperus

Species
communis

Taxon category: Accepted

Origin: Introduced - established

Introduction

Year of first record: 2003

Mode of introduction: Intentional

Introduction Pathway: Intentional

Subpathway: Agriculture/Horticulture

Introduced status: Human dependent

Invasive status: Unlikely to become invasive

Distribution

Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.

References

  • Tropicos.org. (2017) Database of Missouri Botanical Garden. Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden. 06 Oct 2017 <http://www.tropicos.org
  • Guézou, A. Trueman, M., Buddenhagen, E., Chamorro, S., Guerrero, A.M., Pozo, P., Atkinson, R. (2010) An extensive Alien Plan Inventory from the Inhabited Areas of Galapagos Plos One/ www.plosone.org. Volume 5/ Issue 4/e10276

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"Galapagos Species Database, Juniperus communis", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=1920. Accessed 16 January 2025.