Utah Juniper (Juniperus osteosperma) One Traditional Cache
Utah Juniper (Juniperus osteosperma) One
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http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Juniper
Juniper is the common name for any of various evergreen, coniferous trees or shrubs comprising the genus Juniperus of the cypress family Cupressaceae, characterized by needle-like and/or scale-like leaves and the female cones having a small, round, fleshy, berry-like structure with hard-shelled seeds. Depending on the taxonomic scheme, there are between 50 and 67 species of juniper, widely distributed throughout the northern hemisphere, from the Arctic, south to tropical Africa in the Old World, and to the mountains of Central America in the New World. Juniper "berries," the fleshy female cones, which are commonly blue or bluish-gray in color, but may be red-brown or orange, are used as a spice in a wide variety of culinary dishes and best known as the primary flavoring in gin. Juniper berry sauce is often a popular flavoring choice for quail, pheasant, veal, rabbit, venison, and other meat dishes. The volatile oil in juniper berries also has traditional been used in herbal medicine, a function for which they continue to be popular today. In addition, the trees are grown for ornamental purposes, and the wood of some junipers, such as the insect-resistant, close-grained wood of the confusingly named eastern red cedar (Juniperus virginiana), is used in construction.
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