Taxonomy: Fam. Cupressaceae// Genus: Juniperus// Species: Juniperus communis L.// Subspecies: Juniperus communis L. subsp. communis// Variability: Juniperus communis L. subsp. communis var. communis
Determined according to the botanical key provided by (Micevski, 1985).
Distribution: Juniperus communis L. is native to the Subarctic and Temperate Northern Hemisphere according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal.
Habitat: Grassland, edges and clearings of forests, shrubland.
Lifeform: Perennial, shrub; Microphanerophyte according to the Raunkiær system.
Juniperus communis– habit. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and “Orizarska” River, 19.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Juniperus communis– habit. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and “Orizarska” River, 19.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Juniperus communis– branch with cones. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and “Orizarska” River, 19.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Juniperus communis– branch with cones. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and “Orizarska” River, 19.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Juniperus communis– branch with cones. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and “Orizarska” River, 19.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Juniperus communis– branch with cones. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and “Orizarska” River, 19.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Juniperus communis– cones at different stage of maturity. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and “Orizarska” River, 19.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Juniperus communis– unripe cones. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and “Orizarska” River, 19.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Juniperus communis– ripe cones. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and “Orizarska” River, 19.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Juniperus communis– ripe cones. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and “Orizarska” River, 19.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Juniperus communis– leaves. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and “Orizarska” River, 19.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Juniperus communis– leaves. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and “Orizarska” River, 19.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Juniperus communis– leaves. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and “Orizarska” River, 19.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Osogovo nature 