Juniperus bregeonii
Alligator Juniper
Juniperus deppeana
Steud. Species
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- Botanical name
- Juniperus deppeana
- Also known as
- Alligator Juniper, Checker-Bark Juniper, Checkerbark Juniper
- Family
- Cupressaceae
- Genus
- Juniperus
- Reference
- World Flora Online
How to grow Alligator Juniper
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Other names for this plant
These names have all been used for Juniperus deppeana but are no longer the accepted name. You may still meet them on old labels, in books, or in nursery catalogues.
Juniperus foetida
Juniperus foetida var. multicaulis
Juniperus gigantea
Juniperus mexicana
Juniperus pachyderma
Juniperus pachyphlaea
Juniperus pachyphlaea f. ericoides
Juniperus thurifera
Sabina deppeana
Sabina gigantea
Sabina mexicana
Sabina pachyphlaea
Sabina plochyderma
Others in Juniperus
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