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Family: |
Cupressaceae |
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Scientific Name: |
Juniperus sabina L. |
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Description: |
Twisted shrub with separated sexes and a strong
smell of resin. It has small squamae-shaped leaves, with
green-dark bluish pseudo-berries called juniper berries. |
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Ecology: |
Thermo-xerophilous species on continental
climate. It grows on rocky slopes between 700 and 1800 meters. |
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Interest: |
The Majella National Park is the Apennine zone
where this species has its largest distribution. |
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Presence In the Park: |
It is located in few spots, mainly on Eastern
side of the Majella. |
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Curiosities: |
This plant has been used, in the Majella
territory, as decoction for sheep supporting the expulsion of
the so-called "seconda" (second), namely as afterbirth. It has
been also used in Romans burial rites as symbol immortality,
instead of incense. The species is poisonous. |
