Quercus

Common Juniper

Juniperus communis

Native to Kentucky (estimated)

Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

34CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including KY

Genus host records with ranges including KY · Juniperus

  • Callophrys gryneusJuniper Hairstreak
  • Acronicta americanaAmerican Dagger
  • Argyresthia affinisJuniper Leafminer
  • Argyresthia alternatellaHoney-Comb Micromoth
  • Callophrys augustinusThe Brown Elfin
  • Callophrys niphonPine Elfin
  • Choristoneura fumiferanaSpruce Budworm Moth
  • Crambidia castaPearly-Winged Lichen Moth
  • Digrammia continuataCurve-Lined Angle
  • Dysstroma truncataMarbled Carpet
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  • Eacles imperialisImperial Moth, Imperial Spiny Caterpillar
  • Elaphria versicolorVariegated Midget
  • Elasmopalpus lignosellaLesser Cornstalk Borer
  • Eupithecia miserulataCommon Eupithacia, Common Pug
  • Glena plumosariaCedar Grey, Dainty Gray
  • Hyphantria cuneaFall Webworm
  • Lambdina fiscellariaHemlock Looper, Western Oak Looper
  • Lithophane lemmeriLemmer's Pinion
  • Macaria distribuariaSouthern Chocolate Angle
  • Macaria multilineataMany-Lined Angle
  • Orgyia leucostigmaWhite-Marked Tussock Moth
  • Orthotaenia undulanaDusky Leafroller
  • Palthis angulalisDark-Spotted Palthis
  • Papilio troilusSpicebush Swallowtail
  • Patalene olyzonariaJuniper Geometer
  • Periploca nigraJuniper Twig Girder
  • Prochoerodes lineolaLarge Maple Spanworm Moth
  • Spodoptera latifasciaOrange-Striped Armyworm, Velvet Armyworm Moth
  • Spodoptera ornithogalliYellow-Striped Armyworm Moth, Cotton Cutworm
  • Thyridopteryx ephemeraeformisEvergreen Bagworm Moth
  • Argyresthia freyella
  • Coleotechnites obliquistrigella
  • Isophrictis similiella
  • Periploca laeta
Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, Lepidoptera of North America north of Mexico, ZooKeys 1261 (ODbL)
0BeesSoutheastern regional records
0Specialist beesPollen specialists
23BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim

Recorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim · Juniperus

  • Bombycilla cedrorumCedar Waxwing
  • Sialia sialisEastern Bluebird
  • Turdus migratoriusAmerican Robin
  • Cathartes/coragyps spTurkey/Black Vulture
  • Catharus guttatusHermit Thrush
  • Catharus ustulatusSwainson's Thrush
  • Coccothraustes vespertinusEvening Grosbeak
  • Cyanocitta stelleriSteller's Jay
  • Cyrtonyx montezumaeMontezuma Quail
  • Dendragapus obscurusDusky Grouse
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  • Empidonax alnorum/trailliiAlder/Willow Flycatcher (Traill's Flycatcher)
  • Empidonax flaviventrisYellow-bellied Flycatcher
  • Falcipennis canadensisSpruce Grouse
  • Ixoreus naeviusVaried Thrush
  • Loxia leucopteraWhite-winged Crossbill
  • Meleagris gallopavoWild Turkey
  • Mimus polyglottosNorthern Mockingbird
  • Myadestes townsendiTownsend's Solitaire
  • Pinicola enucleatorPine Grosbeak
  • Sturnus vulgarisEuropean Starling
  • Tachycineta bicolorTree Swallow
  • Tyrannus tyrannusEastern Kingbird
  • Vireo solitariusBlue-headed Vireo
Hurlbert, Olsen, Sawyer & Winner 2021, Avian Diet Database, Scientific Data 8: 260 (CC0)

No records yet · Ants · Beetles · Flies · Adult butterflies / moths · Other wasps · Other insects

Growing and identification

Plant details

Family
Cupressaceae
Flower color
Yellow
Growth rate
Slow
Growth habit
Single stem
Foliage color
Green
Fruit begins
Summer
Fruit ends
Fall

Safety has not been reviewed for this plant; check toxicity and thorns before planting.

Growing sources and scope
  • Bloom · “Mid spring” · USDA PLANTS · Nationwide species characteristics; local growing conditions may vary
  • Flower color · “Yellow” · USDA PLANTS · Nationwide species characteristics; local growing conditions may vary
  • Foliage color · “Green” · USDA PLANTS · Nationwide species characteristics; local growing conditions may vary
  • Fruit begins · “Summer” · USDA PLANTS · Nationwide species characteristics; local growing conditions may vary
  • Fruit ends · “Fall” · USDA PLANTS · Nationwide species characteristics; local growing conditions may vary
  • Growth habit · “Single stem” · USDA PLANTS · Nationwide species characteristics; local growing conditions may vary
  • Growth rate · “Slow” · USDA PLANTS · Nationwide species characteristics; local growing conditions may vary
  • Height · “About 10 feet” · USDA PLANTS · Nationwide species characteristics; local growing conditions may vary
  • Leaf retention · “Evergreen” · USDA PLANTS · Nationwide species characteristics; local growing conditions may vary
  • Life cycle · “Woody perennial” · Minnesota Wildflowers
Also known as

Ground Juniper

Conservation status

Kentucky rankNot available
Global rankG5
KY statusNot verified
Federal statusNot verified

Conservation source Global and federal source

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