Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana
Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana
Native to West Virginia. 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 3 West Virginia counties.
Also found with this plant
Wildlife whose habitat models include habitats this plant grows in, in West Virginia. Shared habitat, not food. 29 animals.
Widespread birds also seen here (30)
Found in many habitats here, so not listed above.
- Alder Flycatcher
- American Crow
- American Robin
- Blue Jay
- Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
- Cedar Waxwing
- Chimney Swift
- Chipping Sparrow
- Common Nighthawk
- Common Raven
- Cooper's Hawk
- Dark-eyed Junco
- Eastern Kingbird
- Eastern Towhee
- Gray Catbird
- Great Horned Owl
- Mourning Dove
- Northern Cardinal
- Northern Flicker
- Northern Mockingbird
- Purple Finch
- Red-tailed Hawk
- Red-winged Blackbird
- Rose-breasted Grosbeak
- Sharp-shinned Hawk
- Spotted Sandpiper
- Tufted Titmouse
- Turkey Vulture
- Veery
- Yellow-breasted Chat
Who uses this plant?
26CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including WV
Genus host records with ranges including WV · Juniperus
- Callophrys gryneusJuniper Hairstreak
- Acronicta americanaAmerican Dagger
- Callophrys niphonPine Elfin
- Choristoneura fumiferanaSpruce Budworm Moth
- Crambidia castaPearly-Winged Lichen Moth
- Digrammia continuataCurve-Lined Angle
- Dysstroma truncataMarbled Carpet
- Eacles imperialisImperial Moth, Imperial Spiny Caterpillar
- Elaphria versicolorVariegated Midget
- Eupithecia miserulataCommon Eupithacia, Common Pug
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- 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 ornithogalliYellow-Striped Armyworm Moth, Cotton Cutworm
- Thyridopteryx ephemeraeformisEvergreen Bagworm Moth
- Periploca laeta
15BirdsRecorded eating Juniperus in West Virginia
Diet records by plant genus, from studies across North America. Not a record from this state. Birds whose range includes West Virginia, 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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- Pine Grosbeak1 diet record
- Swainson's ThrushFruit and seeds. 1 diet record
- Tree SwallowFruit. 1 diet record
- White-winged Crossbill1 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
No records yet · Ants · Beetles · Flies · Adult butterflies / moths · Other wasps · Other insects
Birds that eat Juniperus 15
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
- Pine GrosbeakPinicola enucleator
- Swainson's ThrushCatharus ustulatus
- Tree SwallowTachycineta bicolor
- White-winged CrossbillLoxia leucoptera
- 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
| West Virginia rank | S5 |
|---|---|
| Global rank | G5T5 |
| WV status | Not verified |
| Federal status | Not verified |
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Sources
- NatureServe Explorer
- USDA PLANTS
- West Virginia 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
















