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PLANTS

Common juniper

Juniperus communis

Plants
NativeShrubPerennialYellow flowers
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3.0 mHeight

Perennial shrub reaching 3.0 m. Grows in forests and in conifers.

There are 785 observations of Common juniper in Québec, mostly in Côte-Nord, Outaouais and Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine, and it has been reported in every region. They peak from June to August and become rare from November to April.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Côte-Nord175
  2. Outaouais137
  3. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine107
  4. Bas-Saint-Laurent105
  5. Nord-du-Québec75
  6. Abitibi-Témiscamingue51
  7. Capitale-Nationale48
  8. Chaudière-Appalaches39
  9. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean20
  10. Estrie6
  11. Laurentides5
  12. Montérégie4
  13. Centre-du-Québec4
  14. Lanaudière3
  15. Montréal3
  16. Mauricie2
  17. Laval1

Habitat

ForestMario Hains
ConifersCephas
ThicketsNicholas A. Tonelli
MountainEmmanuel Milou

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