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Juniperus deppeana (Checkerbark Juniper; Alligator Juniper)

Synonyms: Juniperus pachyderma (homotypic); Juniperus pachyphlaea f. ericoides (homotypic); Juniperus pachyphloea; Juniperus thurifera
Language: Fre; Ger; Hun; Spa

Wikipedia Abstract

Juniperus deppeana (alligator juniper or checkerbark juniper; Native American names include táscate and tláscal) is a small to medium-sized tree reaching 10–15 m (rarely to 25 m) tall. It is native to central and northern Mexico (from Oaxaca northward) and the southwestern United States (Arizona, New Mexico, western Texas). It grows at moderate altitudes of 750–2,700 meters (2,460–8,860 ft) on dry soils. There are five varieties, not accepted as distinct by all authorities:
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Infraspecies

Juniperus deppeana var. deppeana (Checker-bark Juniper)
Juniperus deppeana var. pachyphlaea (Attributes)
Juniperus deppeana var. robusta
Juniperus deppeana var. sperryi
Juniperus deppeana var. zacatecensis

Attributes

Air Quality Improvement [1]  Low
Allergen Potential [1]  High
Carbon Capture [1]  Low
Shade Percentage [1]  83 %
Temperature Reduction [1]  Low
Wind Reduction [1]  Low
Edible [2]  May be edible. See the Plants For A Future link below for details.
Flower Type [2]  Dioecious
Janka Hardness [3]  1160 lbf (526 kgf) Soft
Leaf Type [2]  Evergreen
Lifespan [4]  Perennial
Pollinators [2]  Wind
Specific Gravity [5]  0.51
Structure [2]  Tree
Usage [2]  Wood - light, soft, not strong, brittle, close grained; Although easily worked, it is of limited value as lumber and is used mainly for fence posts and fuel;
Height [2]  59 feet (18 m)
Width [1]  19 feet (5.7 m)
Hardiness Zone Minimum [1]  USDA Zone: 7 Low Temperature: 0 F° (-17.8 C°) → 10 F° (-12.2 C°)
Hardiness Zone Maximum [1]  USDA Zone: 8 Low Temperature: 10 F° (-12.2 C°) → 20 F° (-6.7 C°)
Water Use [1]  Moderate
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Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Carlsbad Caverns National Park II 15448 New Mexico, United States
Chiricahua National Monument V 1421 Arizona, United States
Fort Bowie National Historic Site III 1004 Arizona, United States
Walnut Canyon National Monument V 3386 Arizona, United States

Predators

Range Map

External References

USDA Plant Profile

NatureServe Explorer

Citations

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♦ 1i-Tree Species v. 4.0, developed by the USDA Forest Service's Northern Research Station and SUNY-ESF using the Horticopia, Inc. plant database.
♦ 2Plants For A Future licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License
♦ 3Wood Janka Hardness Scale/Chart J W Morlan's Unique Wood Gifts
♦ 4USDA Plants Database, U. S. Department of Agriculture
♦ 5Forest Inventory and Analysis DB version 5.1, May 4, 2013, U.S. Forest Service
♦ 6Ben-Dov, Y., Miller, D.R. & Gibson, G.A.P. ScaleNet 4 November 2009
♦ 7Spermophilus variegatus, Emily C. Oaks, Paul J. Young, Gordon L. Kirkland, Jr., and David F. Schmidt, MAMMALIAN SPECIES No. 272, pp. 1-8 (1987)
♦ 8HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0