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Juniperus osteosperma (Torr.) Little
Utah juniper
| Kingdom | Plantae | Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae |
| Subkingdom | Tracheobionta | Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients |
| Division | Coniferophyta | Conifers—cone-bearing trees (and a few shrubs) |
| Class | Pinopsida | Gymnosperms such as cedars, Douglas-firs, cypresses, firs, junipers, kauri, larches, pines, hemlocks, redwoods, spruces, and yews |
| Order | Pinales | Cone-bearing plants: cedar, cypress, fir, juniper, larch, pine, redwood, spruce, yew, and others |
| Family | Cupressaceae | Cypres family, including junipers and redwoods |
| Genus | Juniperus | Latin for “juniper” |
| Species | osteosperma | From the Greek osteon, “bone,” and sperma, which in Greek compound words means “-seeded”, thus meaning “hard-seeded” |
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8/26/2014 · Sandstone Bluffs, El Malpais National Monument, New Mexico 
4/30/2018 · Kelbaker Road, Mojave National Preserve, California
≈ 8 × 5" (20 × 13 cm)  ID is uncertain
4/30/2018 · Kelbaker Road, Mojave National Preserve, California
≈ 4 × 6" (11 × 16 cm) ID is uncertain
Juniperus californica Carrière ssp. osteosperma (Torr.) E. Murray
Juniperus californica Carrière var. osteosperma (Torr.) L.D. Benson
Juniperus californica Carrière var. utahensis Engelm.
Juniperus knightii A. Nelson
Juniperus megalocarpa Sudw.
Juniperus monosperma (Engelm.) Sarg. var. knightii (A. Nelson) Lemmon
Juniperus occidentalis Hook. var. utahensis (Engelm.) Kent
Juniperus utahensis (Engelm.) Lemmon
Juniperus utahensis (Engelm.) Lemmon var. megalocarpa (Sudw.) Sarg.
Sabina osteosperma (Torr.) Antoine
Sabina utahensis (Engelm.) Rydb.
Juniperus osteosperma description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 5 Oct 2021.
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4/30/2018 · Kelbaker Road, Mojave National Preserve, California
≈ 4 × 6" (11 × 16 cm) ID is uncertain
4/30/2018 · Kelbaker Road, Mojave National Preserve, California
≈ 4½ × 7" (12 × 18 cm) ID is uncertain
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