Juniperus deltoides

Juniperus deltoides (syn. Juniperus oxycedrus subsp. deltoides), the Eastern prickly juniper, is a species of juniper native to the eastern Mediterranean.^[1] Although it is sometimes considered a subspecies of Juniperus oxycedrus,^[2] phylogenetic studies have found the two are not closely related.^{[3][4][5][6][7]}

Juniperus deltoides
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Gymnospermae
Division:	Pinophyta
Class:	Pinopsida
Order:	Cupressales
Family:	Cupressaceae
Genus:	Juniperus
Section:	Juniperus sect. Juniperus
Species:	J. deltoides
Binomial name
Juniperus deltoides R.P.Adams
Synonyms[1]
Juniperus oxycedrus subsp. deltoides (R.P.Adams) N.G.Passal. Juniperus deltoides var. spilinana (Yalt., Eliçin & Terzioglu) Terzioglu Juniperus deltoides f. yaltirikiana (Avci & Ziel.) R.P.Adams Juniperus oxycedrus var. spilinana Yalt., Eliçin & Terzioglu Juniperus oxycedrus f. yaltirikiana Avci & Ziel.