Juniperus procumbens

(Siebold ex Endl.) Miq. (Siebold and Zuccarini 1870)

Common names

地柏 pu di bai (Fu et al. 1999); sonare, hai-byakushin [Japanese] (Iwatsuki et al. 1995).

Taxonomic notes

Synonyms numerous, see POWO. None are common.

Description

Procumbent shrub to 70 cm tall, with creeping, elongated branches that turn up at the ends. Leaves mostly acicular, in whorls of 3, unequal in length, 6-8 mm long, stiff, slightly concave, with 2 white stomatal bands; lower surface convex, furrowed; base decurrent, apex sharply pointed. Pollen cones unknown. Seed cones black and glaucous when ripe, subglobose, 8-9 mm diameter, 2-3 seeds. Seeds 4 mm long, ridged (Fu et al. 1999). Similar to J. squamata, but has longer, stiffer leaves and glaucous shoots (Dallimore et al. 1967).

Distribution and Ecology

Japan: Kyushu, Bonin Islands (Farjon 1998). Hardy to Zone 8 (cold hardiness limit between -12.1°C and -6.7°C) (Bannister and Neuner 2001).

Remarkable Specimens

No data as of 2026-01-30.

Ethnobotany

No data as of 2026-01-30.

Observations

No data as of 2026-01-30.

Remarks

No data as of 2026-01-30.

Citations

Siebold, P. F. von and J. G. Zuccarini. 1842–1870. Flora Japonica sive, Plantae Quas in Imperio Japonico Collegit, Descripsit, ex Parte in Ipsis Locis Pingendas Curavit. V. 2, 89 + 1 pp., 150 tab., Lugduni Batavorum [Leiden] (p. 59, t. 127-iii).

See also

Farjon (2005) provides a detailed account, with illustrations.