Juniperus communis var. saxatilis Pall.

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International Sakhalin Island Project 2001
Juniperus sibirica Burgsd.	[Cupressaceae]
Det. by Valentin Yakubov, Mar 2011. Fide: Pl. Vase. Orientis
Extremi Sovietici
Russian Federation, Sakhalin Region:
East/central Sakhalin; Longri River basin. 16-76m/54-250ft
54° 16.818'N, 142° 48.664'E
Southwest facing slope running from low boggy/meadow to
exposed hilltop (200+ feet?); scree-covered slope; exposed patches
with lichen/herb mat at bottom, exposed scree at top; Pinus/Larix
scattered and in patches.
Beginning halfway up slope; no fruits [sic: cones] on lower plants;
growing out of Pinus/Larix to open patch edge.
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