Order Pinales Higher classification Juniper | Division Pinophyta Scientific name Juniperus saltillensis Rank Species | |
Similar Juniperus durangensis, Juniperus barbadensis, Juniperus coahuilensis, Juniperus tibetica, Juniperus monticola | ||
Juniperus saltillensis is a species of conifer in the Cupressaceae family.
The shrub or bushy tree is endemic to northern Mexico, in the states of Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo León, and Zacatecas.
It is sometimes an understorey shrub in Pinyon-juniper woodland, or open Madrean pine-oak woodlands or oak woodlands forests. It is found at at elevations of 1,800–2,900 metres (5,900–9,500 ft)
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