Tags: Conifer.
Juniperus rigida (Temple Juniper) is a species of juniper native to northern China Korea Japan and the far southeast of Russia (Sakhalin and Primorsky Krai) occurring at altitudes of 10-2200 m. The species is also naturalized in California and Alabama. It is closely related to Juniperus communis (Common Juniper) and Juniperus conferta (Shore Juniper) the latter sometimes treated as a variety or subspecies of J.
