Juniper

| image = Juniperus osteosperma 1.jpg | image_upright = | image_alt = | image_caption = Utah juniper (''Juniperus osteosperma'') in Nevada, United States | taxon = Juniperus | authority = L. | type_species = ''Juniperus communis'' | type_species_authority = L. | subdivision_ranks = Species | subdivision = 72; see text. | synonyms = * ''Arceuthos'' Antoine & Kotschy * ''Oxycedrus'' Carrière * ''Sabina'' Miller * ''Sabinella'' Nakai * ''Thujiaecarpus'' von Trautvetter }}

Junipers are coniferous trees and shrubs in the genus ''Juniperus'' ( ) of the cypress family Cupressaceae. Depending on the taxonomy, between 50 and 67 species of junipers are widely distributed throughout the Northern Hemisphere as far south as tropical Africa, as far north as the Arctic, and parts of Asia and Central America. The highest-known juniper forest occurs at an altitude of in southeastern Tibet and the northern Himalayas, creating one of the highest tree lines on earth. Provided by Wikipedia