SPECIES: Juniperus flaccida
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INTRODUCTORY

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AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION:
Sullivan, Janet. 2007. Juniperus flaccida. In: Fire Effects Information System, [Online]. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fire Sciences Laboratory (Producer). Available: http://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/ [].

UPDATE OF THIS SPECIES REVIEW:
In March 2007, an extensive search was done to locate information on drooping juniper; see the list of source literature for the sources consulted. Little information was found, but that information has been added to the original review, and the references list has been updated. In substance, the review has changed very little from that originally published in 1993.
A. Scott Hauser, April 24, 2007

FEIS ABBREVIATION:
JUNFLA

NRCS PLANT CODE [41]:
JUFL

COMMON NAMES:
drooping juniper
Mexican drooping juniper
weeping juniper
weeping cedar
drooping cedar

TAXONOMY:
The scientific name of drooping juniper is Juniperus flaccida Schlecht. (Cupressaceae) [14,15,20,21,33,37]. There are 3 recognized varieties:

Juniperus flaccida var. flaccida Schlecht. [14,15]
Juniperus flaccida var. martinezii (Pérez de la Rosa) Silba
Juniperus flaccida var. poblana Martinez [14]

SYNONYMS:
Juniperus flaccida var. gigantea (Roezl) Gaussen
Juniperus gigantea Roezl p.p.
Juniperus gracilis Endl. [21]

LIFE FORM:
Tree-shrub

FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS:
No special status

OTHER STATUS:
Information on state-level protected status of plants in the United States is available at Plants Database.

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