Juniperus communis

species of plant
Taxon taxon Q26325
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Summary

Juniperus communis is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.68% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,352 views/month, #1,323 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Tree of the year (Germany)[3], Tree of the Year (Hungary)[4], Tree of the Year (Austria)[5]
  • Taxon rank: species[6]
  • IUCN conservation status: Least Concern[7]
  • Parent taxon: Juniperus sect. Juniperus[8]
  • Taxon name: Juniperus communis[9]
  • Subclass of: useful plant[10]
  • Has use: medicinal plant[11], spice[12], perfumery[13]
  • Commons category: Juniperus communis[14]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Juniperus communis[15]
  • Commons gallery: Juniperus communis[16]
  • Described by source: Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 7[17], The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge[18]
  • GRIN URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=20821[19]
  • This taxon is source of: juniper berry[20], juniper wood[21], juniper oil[22], smell of juniper berry[23]
  • Short name: J. communis[24]
  • Taxon common name: Gewöhnlicher Wacholder[25], Common Juniper[26], Jałowiec pospolity[27], Genévrier commun[28], Enebro[29], Genévrier[30], Juniper[31], Jeneverbes[32], jalovec obecný[33], Wacholder[34], kotikataja[35], enebro común[36], gaagaagiwaandag[37], 欧洲刺柏[38]

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Identifiers

Juniperus communis's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 58039[39]. Juniperus communis's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1061674[40]. Juniperus communis's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2684709[41]. Juniperus communis's ITIS TSN is recorded as 194820[42].

Why It Matters

Juniperus communis has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[43] It is known by 126 alternative names across languages and contexts.[44]

FAQs

What awards did Juniperus communis receive?

Honors received include Tree of the year (Germany)[3], Tree of the Year (Hungary)[4], and Tree of the Year (Austria)[5].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [43] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [44] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 20d ago · Forstbirdo · 2026-09-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon common name → Gewöhnlicher Wacholder, Common Juniper, Jałowiec pospolity +21
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Taxon common name: Ordinara junipero"
  2. 7w ago · Debessis · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Plant finder id (missouri botanical garden) → 279617, 249862
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||tt */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/49034|batch #49034]]"
  3. 9w ago · KaterynaVa · 2026-08-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Garden plant finder id → Juniperus-communis
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Garden plant finder id: Juniperus-communis, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/161851543|Juniperus communis (#161851543)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/594"
  4. 13w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 39G7pm
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
  5. 21w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described at url → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|6 */ Yso id: 10031, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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