Juniperus bregeonii
American Savin
Juniperus horizontalis
Moench Species
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- Botanical name
- Juniperus horizontalis
- Also known as
- American Savin, Creeping Juniper, Creeping Savin, Creeping Savin Juniper, Creeping-Cedar, Creeping-Juniper, Horizontal Juniper, Prostrate Juniper, Shrubby Red Cedar, Shrubby Red-Cedar, Waukegan Juniper
- Family
- Cupressaceae
- Genus
- Juniperus
- Reference
- World Flora Online
How to grow American Savin
We have not written a growing guide for this species yet.
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Other names for this plant
These names have all been used for Juniperus horizontalis but are no longer the accepted name. You may still meet them on old labels, in books, or in nursery catalogues.
Juniperus horizontalis f. alpina
Juniperus horizontalis f. glomerata
Juniperus horizontalis f. lobata
Juniperus horizontalis subsp. hamptonensis
Juniperus horizontalis subsp. neopangaea
Juniperus horizontalis var. alpina
Juniperus horizontalis var. douglasii
Juniperus horizontalis var. douglasii
Juniperus horizontalis var. glomerata
Juniperus horizontalis var. variegata
Juniperus hudsonica
Juniperus prostrata
Juniperus racemosa
Juniperus repens
Juniperus sabina f. prostrata
Juniperus sabina var. alpina
Juniperus sabina var. humilis
Juniperus sabina var. procumbens
Juniperus sabina var. prostrata
Juniperus virginiana var. prostrata
Sabina horizontalis
Sabina horizontalis f. douglasii
Sabina prostrata
Sabina racemosa
Others in Juniperus
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