Juniperus polycarpos

Juniperus polycarpos, commonly known as Persian juniper, is species of juniper native to western Asia.

Juniperus polycarpos
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Gymnospermae
Division:	Pinophyta
Class:	Pinopsida
Order:	Cupressales
Family:	Cupressaceae
Genus:	Juniperus
Species:	J. polycarpos
Binomial name
Juniperus polycarpos K.Koch
Distribution of Juniperus excelsa complex
Synonyms
Juniperus excelsa subsp. polycarpos (K.Koch) Takht. Juniperus excelsa var. polycarpos (K.Koch) Silba

Some authorities classify it as a subspecies or variety of Juniperus excelsa.^[1]

There are two recognized varieties. J. polycarpos var. polycarpos ranges from Azerbaijan and Armenia to the Zagros Mountains of western Iran. J. polycarpos var. turcomanica ranges along the eastern Elburz and Kopet Dag mountains of northeastern Iran and southern Turkmenistan. J. seravschanica, which ranges further east into Central Asia and Afghanistan, is sometimes treated as a variety of J. polycarpos.^[2]