Taxonomy: Fam. Cupressaceae// Genus: Juniperus// Species: Juniperus communis L.// Subspecies: Juniperus communis L. subsp. communis.
Determined according to the botanical keys provided by Amaral Franco in Tutin et al. (1964) and Micevski (1985).
Species variability: Two subspecies of Juniperus communis L. occur in the Osogovo region: Juniperus communis subsp. communis L. and Juniperus communis subsp. nana Syme.
Distinction between subspecies:
Juniperus communis subsp. communis: An upright shrub or small tree, leaves 10-15 mm long, more or less patent. European beach forests belt.
Juniperus communis subsp. nana: Low, prostrate shrub with spreading branches, leaves 5 – 10 mm long, closely set, upright to upcurved. Subalpine pastures.
Lifeform: Perennial, shrub; microphanerophyte according to the Raunkiær system.
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: Grasslands, edges and clearings of forests, shrubland, rocky terrains, generally in the zone of European beech forests up to c. 1600 m altitude.
Juniperus communis subsp. communis – habit. Osogovo – region between Visoka chuka (Ponikva) and Ratkova skala, 21.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Juniperus communis subsp. communis – habit. Osogovo – region between Visoka chuka (Ponikva) and Ratkova skala, 21.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Juniperus communis subsp. communis – habit. Osogovo – region between Visoka chuka (Ponikva) and Ratkova skala, 21.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Juniperus communis subsp. communis – habit. Osogovo – region between Visoka chuka (Ponikva) and Ratkova skala, 21.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Juniperus communis subsp. communis – habit. Osogovo – region between Visoka chuka (Ponikva) and Ratkova skala, 21.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Juniperus communis subsp. communis – habit. Osogovo – region between Visoka chuka (Ponikva) and Ratkova skala, 21.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Juniperus communis subsp. communis – habit. Osogovo – region between Visoka chuka (Ponikva) and Ratkova skala, 21.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Juniperus communis subsp. communis – branches. Osogovo – region between Visoka chuka (Ponikva) and Ratkova skala, 21.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Juniperus communis subsp. communis – branches. Osogovo – region between Visoka chuka (Ponikva) and Ratkova skala, 21.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Juniperus communis subsp. communis – branches. Osogovo – region between Visoka chuka (Ponikva) and Ratkova skala, 21.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Juniperus communis subsp. communis – branches. Osogovo – region between Visoka chuka (Ponikva) and Ratkova skala, 21.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Juniperus communis subsp. communis – branch with cones. Osogovo – region between Visoka chuka (Ponikva) and Ratkova skala, 21.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Juniperus communis subsp. communis – unripe cones. Osogovo – region between Visoka chuka (Ponikva) and Ratkova skala, 21.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Juniperus communis subsp. communis – cones. Osogovo – region between Visoka chuka (Ponikva) and Ratkova skala, 21.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Juniperus communis subsp. communis – cones. Osogovo – region between Visoka chuka (Ponikva) and Ratkova skala, 21.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Juniperus communis subsp. communis – cones. Osogovo – region between Visoka chuka (Ponikva) and Ratkova skala, 21.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Juniperus communis subsp. communis – cones. Osogovo – region between Visoka chuka (Ponikva) and Ratkova skala, 21.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Juniperus communis subsp. communis – leaves. Osogovo – region between Visoka chuka (Ponikva) and Ratkova skala, 21.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Juniperus communis subsp. communis – leaves. Osogovo – region between Visoka chuka (Ponikva) and Ratkova skala, 21.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Juniperus communis subsp. communis – leaves. Osogovo – region between Visoka chuka (Ponikva) and Ratkova skala, 21.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Juniperus communis subsp. communis – leaves. Osogovo – region between Visoka chuka (Ponikva) and Ratkova skala, 21.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Juniperus communis subsp. communis – twig with leaves. Osogovo – region between Visoka chuka (Ponikva) and Ratkova skala, 21.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Juniperus communis subsp. communis – twig with leaves. Osogovo – region between Visoka chuka (Ponikva) and Ratkova skala, 21.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Juniperus communis subsp. communis – abaxial side of leaves. Osogovo – region between Visoka chuka (Ponikva) and Ratkova skala, 21.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Juniperus communis subsp. communis – abaxial side of leaves. Osogovo – region between Visoka chuka (Ponikva) and Ratkova skala, 21.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Juniperus communis subsp. communis – abaxial side of leaves. Osogovo – region between Visoka chuka (Ponikva) and Ratkova skala, 21.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Juniperus communis subsp. communis – woody part of branch. Osogovo – region between Visoka chuka (Ponikva) and Ratkova skala, 21.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Juniperus communis subsp. communis – woody part of branch. Osogovo – region between Visoka chuka (Ponikva) and Ratkova skala, 21.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Juniperus communis subsp. communis – woody part of branches. Osogovo – region between Visoka chuka (Ponikva) and Ratkova skala, 21.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Juniperus communis subsp. communis – woody part of branch. Osogovo – region between Visoka chuka (Ponikva) and Ratkova skala, 21.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Juniperus communis subsp. communis – woody part of branch. Osogovo – region between Visoka chuka (Ponikva) and Ratkova skala, 21.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Juniperus communis subsp. communis – woody part of branch. Osogovo – region between Visoka chuka (Ponikva) and Ratkova skala, 21.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Juniperus communis subsp. communis – lower – woody part of shrub. Osogovo – region between Visoka chuka (Ponikva) and Ratkova skala, 21.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Juniperus communis subsp. communis – habit. Osogovo – region between Visoka chuka (Ponikva) and Ratkova skala, 20.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Juniperus communis subsp. communis – branch with cones. Osogovo – region between Visoka chuka (Ponikva) and Ratkova skala, 20.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Juniperus communis subsp. communis – branch with cones. Osogovo – region between Visoka chuka (Ponikva) and Ratkova skala, 20.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Juniperus communis subsp. communis – cones. Osogovo – region between Visoka chuka (Ponikva) and Ratkova skala, 20.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Juniperus communis subsp. communis – cones. Osogovo – region between Visoka chuka (Ponikva) and Ratkova skala, 20.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Juniperus communis subsp. communis – cones. Osogovo – region between Visoka chuka (Ponikva) and Ratkova skala, 20.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
