California Juniper

Juniperus californica Carrière - Cypress family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 25.0 feet

Plant Type: Tree, Shrub

Features

Flower Color: White, Brown

Bloom Time: Early Spring, Mid Spring

Conditions

Shade Tolerance: Intolerant

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth); Wind

Larval Species depending on California Juniper: Abagrotis hennei, Cudonigera houstonana, Gloveria arizonensis, Grammia geneura, Lithophane subtilis, Mitoura loki, Mitoura siva, Mitoura siva juniperaria, Mitoura siva mansfieldi, Periploca atrata, Sphinx sequoiae

Native Range

  • USA:  Arizona, California, Nevada
  • MEX:  Mexico Northwest
Regional Native Status: L48 (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.