[NatureNS] Creeping Juniper (Juniperus horizontalis)

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From: Bev Wigney <bkwigney@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 31 Mar 2019 10:13:50 -0300
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Burkhard,

Quite a few references to Juniper of other species describe the leaves
as having two forms.  Juvenile growth is small and needle shaped.
Mature leaves form small, overlapping scales.  I looked around online
and saw a couple of comparison photos of this in Google image search.
I expect the same applies to Creeping Juniper.

regards,
Bev


On 3/30/19, Burkhard Plache <burkhardplache@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello fellow botanists,
>
> while walking today in the Herring Cove Provincial Park Reserve, along
> the coast, between granite outcrops in the coastal barrens,  I found
> these two twigs on the same plant (photo at iNaturalist,
> https://inaturalist.ca/observations/21797238).
>
> To me, the smaller one is clearly creeping juniper. The larger twig
> looks different, and further on the trail, there were many places
> where both forms were growing on the same plant. The scaly form was
> more frequent, the spiny form restricted to locations where the twig
> was less exposed (between other plants, off the barren granite).
>
> Any comments/info appreciated.
> Burkhard
>

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