Latin name: Juniperus occidentalis Hook. var. australis
  (Vasek) A. Holmgren & N. Holmgren
  Pronunciation: joo-NIP-er-us ok-si-den-TAY-lis aw-
  STRAY-lis

  Common name: Western juniper
  Family: Cupressaceae (Cypress)
  Habitat: Dry slopes and flats to 10,000', montane
  coniferous forest, San Bernardino and e. San Gabriel
  Mts north

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  Click for Latin name derivations:  1) Juniperus
  2) occidentalis
 3) australis
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