creeping juniper Cupressaceae Juniperus horizontalis Moench   symbol: JUHO2
	Leaf: Evergreen, mostly scale-like foliage but some awl-like foliage, soft, blue-green almost silvery, obviously glaucous. Flower: Dioecious; male cones yellow-brown, round, 1/5 inch across, females small and round. Fruit: Small, round, cones, about 1/3 inch across, silvery blue. Twig: Slender, soft, horizontal stems that stay very close to the ground. Bark: Reddish brown and finely scaly. Form: Very low growing plant, rarely greater than 6 inhces in height, spreading to over 6 feet across, flat growing groundcover.
	USDAFS Additional Silvics - USDA Plants Database Juniperus horizontalis is native to North America. Range may be expanded by planting. See states reporting creeping juniper (opens a new window).