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juniper

Plant

  • Groundcover to shrub to tree
  • Needled evergreen
  • Numerous species

Twig

  • Needles opposite or whorled
  • Twigs green when young, maturing to brown

Leaf

  • Two types of needles
    • Juvenile: awl-shaped, sharp-pointed, individual needles
    • Mature: scale-like, blunt, overlapping, appressed to stem

Fruit

  • Small, up to ½" long
  • Bluish, waxy globose cones when young, maturing to brown