Alligator Juniper (Juniperus deppeana)

   

Overview, Alligator Juniper, Organ Mountains, Doña Ana Co., NM. Photograph by Gertrud Konings.

• Common English Names: Alligator Juniper
• Common Spanish Names:
• Scientific Name: Juniperus deppeana (jun-NIP-err-us dep-pee-ANN-uh)
• Family: Cupressaceae (Cypress Family)
• Geographic Range: Arizona to western Texas and south into central Mexico.
• Plant Form: Tree.
• Remarks: The strongly checked bark, looking somewhat like the skin of an alligator, gives this tree its common name.

Last Update: 22 Aug 2003