General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Tree
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Dry
Leaves: Evergreen
Fragrant
Other: Scale-like
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Uses: Provides winter interest
Medicinal Herb
Edible Parts: Fruit
Eating Methods: Tea
Cooked
Resistances: Drought tolerant
Propagation: Seeds: Self fertile
Pollinators: Wind
Miscellaneous: Tolerates poor soil
Conservation status: Least Concern (LC)

Conservation status:
Conservation status: Least Concern
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Common names
  • Utah Juniper
  • Bigberry Juniper
  • Desert Juniper
  • Wap
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Juniperus osteosperma
  • Synonym: Sabina osteosperma

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Location: White Mountains, near Big Pine, CA
Date: 2018-10-03
Location: Herriman, Utah, United States
Date: 2019-01-02
Location: Inyo Mountains near Big Pine, CA
Date: 2019-10-03
Growing out of crack in rock.
Location: Inyo Mountains near Big Pine, CA
Date: 2019-10-03
Location: University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Date: 2022-01-26
Stem cross-section.
Location: Elko County, NV
Date: 2/1/2019
Juniperus osteosperma, Utah Juniper, 5mm Dia seed
Location: Herriman, Utah, United States
Date: 2019-01-02
Location: Grand Canyon, Arizona
Date: 2018-01-29
Location: Elko County, NV
Date: 2/1/2019
Juniperus osteosperma, Utah Juniper, 8mm Dia mature fruit
Location: Sinkhole Flat, San Rafael Swell, Emery County, Utah, United States
Date: 2016-07-15
Location: Southern UT
Date: 2015-02-22
Location: Herriman, Utah, United States
Date: 2019-01-02
Location: Herriman, Utah, United States
Date: 2019-01-02
Location: Zion National Park, Washington County, Utah, United States
Date: 2018-07-20
Location: Grand Canyon, Arizona
Date: 2018-01-29

Date: 2011-09-26
Credit USFWS
Location: Sinkhole Flat, San Rafael Swell, Emery County, Utah, United States
Date: 2016-07-15
Location: Herriman, Utah, United States
Date: 2019-01-02
Location: Zion National Park, Washington County, Utah, United States
Location: Grand Canyon, Arizona
Date: 2018-01-29
Location: San Rafael Swell, Emery County, Utah, United States
Date: 2016-07-15
Location: Badeau Ridge, Yuba State Park, Juab County, Utah, United States
Location: Herriman, Utah, United States
Date: 2019-01-02
Location: Yellow Fork Canyon, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States
Date: 2020-07-12
Location: Emery County, Utah, United States
Date: 2021-03-13
Loaded with cones.
Location: Onaqui Mountains, Tooele County, Utah, United States
Date: 2020-04-19
Location: Little Sahara Recreation Area, Juab County, Utah, United States
Date: 2020-08-23
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Comments:
  • Posted by BlueOddish (South Jordan, Utah, USA - Zone 7a) on Mar 16, 2021 3:46 PM concerning plant:
    The name for this plant in the Southern Paiute dialect of the Colorado River Numic language is "wa'ap".
    Names for this plant in the Gosiute dialect of the Shoshoni language include "wa'-pi" and "wap".

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