Juniperus phoenicea L.

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Biosystematics

Kingdom
Plantae
Branch
Spermatophytes
Subphylum
Gymnospermes
Class
Pinopsida
Subclass
Order
Pinales
General shape
Tree
Life cycle and type
Perennial
Specie parts
Feuille Fruit
Use
Médicinale
Description
Hauteur de 1 à 8 mètres. Feuilles en écaille. Espèce sempervirente. Sa longévité est supérieure à 500 ans.
Family
Cupressaceae
Sub-family
Genus
Juniperus
Arabic name
العرعار
Morphologie

Morphology


  • Visible fruit/seeds
  • Nitrogen fixation
  • Known allelopath
  • Natural regeneration capacity
  • Remarkable flower
Max height at maturity
800 cm
Lifespan
6000 Month
C:N ratio (Fertility)
High
Foliage type
Deciduous
Leaf porosity Summer
High
Leaf porosity Winter
Dense
Foliage texture
Dense
Growth rate
Low
Root system depth
Deep
Active growth period
Spring Summer
Biologie

Biology


  • Fruit/seed persistence
  • Fruit/seed abundance
  • Tendency to conserve
Duration of seed dispersal
30 Day
Water content
30 %
  • Beginning of fruit/seed period 2023-03-03
  • End of fruit/seed period 2023-04-23
Maturation
Summer Autumn
Flowering period
Reproduction
Sexual and vegetative
Seed dispersal unit
Glomerule reforming one seed
Type of release
Barochory
Dispersal area
Medium
Pollinators
Wind Flies Wasps
Shade tolerance
High
Grazing tolerance
High
CaCO3 tolerance
High
Seed longevity (germination power)
Long
Multiplication

Multiplication


  • Seed dormancy
  • Commercial availability of seeds
  • Light effect
  • Reforestation potential
Weight of 1000 seeds
0.85 Kg
Seed impurity
45 %
Latency period
2 Days
Germination rate
70 %
Germination speed
5 Days
Average germination time (DMG)
8 Days
Optimal temperature for germination
28
Plant density
1100 Ha