Historical Common Names of Great Plains Plants:

Juniperus horizontalis Moench

Origin: native

Scientific Synonyms: Juniperus horizontalis Moench var. douglasii Hort., Juniperus horizontalis Moench var. plumosa Rehd., Juniperus horizontalis Moench var. variegata Beissn., Juniperus hudsonica Forbes, Juniperus prostrata Pers., Juniperus repens Nutt., Juniperus sabina procumbens Pursh, Juniperus sabina prostrata (Pers.) Loud., Juniperus sabina var. procumbens, Juniperus virginiana L. var. prostrata (Pers.) Torr., Sabina horizontalis (Moench) Rydb., Sabina prostrata (Pers.) Antoine, Possibly Juniperus prostrata N.

Common names:

Andorra juniper (1949) (109)

Bar Harbor juniper (1937, Neb) (112)

Creeping juniper (1895-Present) (3, 4, 50, 109, 130, 136, 138, 155)

Creeping red cedar (1899-1930) (131, 136)

Dwarf cedar (1806-1828) (7, 35)

Dwarf red cedar (1876?) (92)

Ground cedar (1878) (108)

Ground juniper (1879) (46)

Prostrate savin juniper (1930, SD) (136)

Running cedar (1878) (108)

Savin (1892, Newfoundland, berries are called face-and-eye berries) (73)

Shrubby red cedar (1913) (5)

Spreading red cedar (1932, SD) (85)

Trailing juniper (1905, MT) (101)

Waukegan juniper (1930-1949) (109, 112, 136)