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Juniperus californica is a shrub or small tree reaching 3–8 meters (10–26 feet), but rarely up to 10 m (33 ft) tall. The bark is ashy gray, typically thin, and appears to be "shredded". [ 5 ] The shoots [ which? ] are fairly thick compared to most junipers , between 1.5 and 2 millimeters ( 1 ⁄ 16 and 3 ⁄ 32 inch) in diameter.
The park protects mature stands of Joshua trees (Yucca brevifolia) and California juniper trees (Juniperus californica) in their western Mojave Desert habitat. The park is located in northern Los Angeles County, 20 miles (32 km) west of downtown Lancaster and about 5 miles (8.0 km) from the Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve.
Cedar Creek is likely named for California juniper (Juniperus californica), a small tree similar to Eastern red cedar (Juniperus virginiana) that is native to California, southern Nevada, and western Arizona. [6] [7]
Southern California black walnut (Juglans californica) California sycamore (Platanus racemosa) Box elder (Acer negundo) Willow (Salix sp.) Grasses/rushes . Sedge (Carex sp.) Spikerush (Eleocharis sp.)
Quail Mountain was previously covered with old-growth California juniper (Juniperus californica) and Single-leaf Pinyon (Pinus monophylla), Joshua tree (Yucca brevifolia), and Coastal sage scrub oak (Quercus dumosa) woodland.
California nutmeg (Torreya californica) Incense cedar (Calocedrus decurrens) Port Orford cedar-Lawson cypress (Chamaecyparis lawsoniana) White fir (Abies concolor) - at high elevations; Mountain hemlock (Tsuga mertensiana) Red fir (Abies magnifica) Pacific yew (Taxus brevifolia) Western juniper (Juniperus occidentalis)
Juniperus californica var. utahensis Engelm. (1877) Juniperus cosnino Lemmon (1902) Juniperus knightii A.Nelson (1898) Juniperus megalocarpa Sudw. (1907) Juniperus monosperma var. knightii (A.Nelson) Lemmon (1900) Juniperus occidentalis var. utahensis (Engelm.) A.H.Kent (1881) Juniperus tetragona var. osteosperma Torr. (1857) Juniperus ...
Junipers are coniferous trees and shrubs in the genus Juniperus (/ dʒ uː ˈ n ɪ p ər ə s / joo-NIP-ər-əs) [1] of the cypress family Cupressaceae.Depending on the taxonomy, between 50 and 67 species of junipers are widely distributed throughout the Northern Hemisphere as far south as tropical Africa, including the Arctic, parts of Asia, and Central America.