Prickly juniper

Scientific Name: Juniperus oxycedrus L.

  • Family: Cupressaceae
  • English Name: Prickly juniper

  • French Name: Genevrier oxycedre, Cadier

  • Arabic Name: عرعر كادي نسبة الى زيت الكاد الذي يستقطر من خشبه 

  • Type: Persistent tree, 10m.

  • Distribution: Mediterranean Region, Caucasus and Iran.

  • Range in Lebanon/Habitat:0-1600m.above sea level.

  • Flowering Time: March-April.

  • Medicinal
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