Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana
Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana
Native to Louisiana (estimated). How scores work Is it native here?
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At a glance
Not yet recorded · Height · Spread · Light · Soil · Life cycle · Leaves
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Recorded in 11 Louisiana parishes.
Also found with this plant
Wildlife whose habitat models include habitats this plant grows in, in Louisiana. Shared habitat, not food. 79 animals.
Widespread birds also seen here (29)
Found in many habitats here, so not listed above.
- American Goldfinch
- American Kestrel
- American Robin
- Black-crowned Night-heron
- Blue Grosbeak
- Canada Goose
- Cedar Waxwing
- Chimney Swift
- Common Nighthawk
- Cooper's Hawk
- Double-crested Cormorant
- Eastern Kingbird
- European Starling
- Great Horned Owl
- Mourning Dove
- Northern Cardinal
- Northern Flicker
- Northern Mockingbird
- Osprey
- Pine Siskin
- Purple Finch
- Red-tailed Hawk
- Red-winged Blackbird
- Sharp-shinned Hawk
- Tree Swallow
- Turkey Vulture
- White-throated Sparrow
- Yellow-breasted Chat
- Yellow-rumped Warbler
Who uses this plant?
31CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including LA
Genus host records with ranges including LA · Juniperus
- Callophrys gryneusJuniper Hairstreak
- Acronicta americanaAmerican Dagger
- Callophrys augustinusThe Brown Elfin
- Callophrys niphonPine Elfin
- Choristoneura fumiferanaSpruce Budworm Moth
- Digrammia continuataCurve-Lined Angle
- Eacles imperialisImperial Moth, Imperial Spiny Caterpillar
- Elaphria versicolorVariegated Midget
- Elasmopalpus lignosellaLesser Cornstalk Borer
- Eupithecia miserulataCommon Eupithacia, Common Pug
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- Glena plumosariaCedar Grey, Dainty Gray
- Glyphidocera juniperellaJuniper Tip Moth
- Henricus edwardsianaContrasting Henricus
- Hyphantria cuneaFall Webworm
- Lambdina fiscellariaHemlock Looper, Western Oak Looper
- Lithophane lemmeriLemmer's Pinion
- Macaria distribuariaSouthern Chocolate Angle
- Macaria multilineataMany-Lined Angle
- Oiketicus abbotiiAbbot's Bagworm Moth
- Orgyia leucostigmaWhite-Marked Tussock Moth
- Palthis angulalisDark-Spotted Palthis
- Papilio troilusSpicebush Swallowtail
- Patalene olyzonariaJuniper Geometer
- Periploca nigraJuniper Twig Girder
- Platynota stultanaOmnivorous Leafroller
- Prochoerodes lineolaLarge Maple Spanworm Moth
- Spodoptera latifasciaOrange-Striped Armyworm, Velvet Armyworm Moth
- Spodoptera ornithogalliYellow-Striped Armyworm Moth, Cotton Cutworm
- Thyridopteryx ephemeraeformisEvergreen Bagworm Moth
- Coleotechnites australis
- Periploca laeta
13BirdsRecorded eating Juniperus in Louisiana
Diet records by plant genus, from studies across North America. Not a record from this state. Birds whose range includes Louisiana, most records first.
- Wild TurkeyFruit. 12 diet records
- Cedar WaxwingFruit. 8 diet records
- American RobinFruit. 4 diet records
- Evening Grosbeak2 diet records
- Blue-headed Vireo1 diet record
- Eastern BluebirdFruit. 1 diet record
- Eastern KingbirdFruit. 1 diet record
- European Starling1 diet record
- Hermit ThrushFruit and seeds. 1 diet record
- Northern Mockingbird1 diet record
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- Swainson's ThrushFruit and seeds. 1 diet record
- Tree SwallowFruit. 1 diet record
- Yellow-bellied FlycatcherLeaves. 1 diet record
Direct food only. Caterpillars on host plants also feed nesting birds. NC Native Plant Society: butterfly gardening
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Birds that eat Juniperus 13
Diet records by plant genus, from studies across North America. Not a record from this state. Avian Diet Database (Hurlbert Lab), CC0 1.0.
- Wild TurkeyMeleagris gallopavo
- Cedar WaxwingBombycilla cedrorum
- American RobinTurdus migratorius
- Evening GrosbeakCoccothraustes vespertinus
- Blue-headed VireoVireo solitarius
- Eastern BluebirdSialia sialis
- Eastern KingbirdTyrannus tyrannus
- European StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Hermit ThrushCatharus guttatus
- Northern MockingbirdMimus polyglottos
- Swainson's ThrushCatharus ustulatus
- Tree SwallowTachycineta bicolor
- Yellow-bellied FlycatcherEmpidonax flaviventris
Plant details
- Family
- CUPRESSACEAE
What its natural habitat tells you
Safety has not been reviewed for this plant; check toxicity and thorns before planting.
Conservation status
| Louisiana rank | SNR |
|---|---|
| Global rank | G5T5 |
| LA status | Not verified |
| Federal status | Not verified |
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Sources
- USDA PLANTS
- Louisiana occurrence source
- Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, Lepidoptera of North America north of Mexico, ZooKeys 1261 (ODbL)
- Noori, Seltmann & Orr 2026, A curated and integrated dataset for exploring global bee-plant interactions (GloBI), Zenodo, CC BY 4.0
- Smith, Bachelder, Russell, Morales, Mosher & Seltmann 2024, Bee-Specialization-Modeling v0.6.1 (specialist host table compiled from J. Fowler's pollen specialist bee lists), Zenodo, CC BY 4.0
- Hurlbert, Olsen, Sawyer & Winner 2021, Avian Diet Database, Scientific Data 8: 260 (CC0)
- Narango, Tallamy & Shropshire 2020, Few keystone plant genera support the majority of Lepidoptera species, Nature Communications














