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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 mmContinue reading “Juniperus communis L. subsp. communis”

Taxonomy: Fam. Cupressaceae// Genus: Juniperus// Species: Juniperus communis L.// Subspecies: Juniperus communis subsp. nana Syme. 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:Continue reading “Juniperus communis subsp. nana Syme”

Taxonomy: Fam. Cupressaceae// Genus: Juniperus// Species: Juniperus oxycedrus L.// Subspecies: Juniperus oxycedrus L. subsp. oxycedrus.  Determined according to the botanical keys provided by Micevski (1985) and Amaral Franco in Tutin et al. (1964). Juniperus oxycedrus L. is a polymorphic species, with four recognized subspecies (The Euro+Med PlantBase, source: Raab-Straube, 2014+). According to recent studies (Adams, 2004; Adams et al., 2005; 2015), EastContinue reading “Juniperus oxycedrus L. subsp. oxycedrus”