About

Juniperus seravschanica is a species of juniper. Common names include Pashtun juniper (Pashto: اوبښته ōbəx̌ta, "[a species] which sucks water"; Pashto: پښتني صنوبر).

It ranges from southernmost Kazakhstan through Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, eastern Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan, to northern and eastern Afghanistan, northern Pakistan, and Kashmir. Outlying populations are found in the mountains of southeastern Iran – near Kuhbanan, Rabor, and on Kuh-e Khabr in the Hazaran range – and the Hajar Mountains of Oman.

Where it grows

Juniperus seravschanica occurs in the higher-elevation forests in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, which the World Wildlife Fund calls the Gissaro-Alai open woodlands. In this general region Juniperus turkestanica, J. semiglobosa, maples (Acer spp.), almonds (Prunus amygdalus), and roses (Rosa spp.) also occur (although not necessarily in the same habitats). In eastern Afghanistan it also occurs in upper-montane woodlands of J. seravschanica which occur at elevations between 3,100 and 3,300 metres (10,200 and 10,800 feet), in the territory the WWF has delineated as East Afghan montane conifer forests, and in the open xeric woodlands at elevations of 1,500–2,000 m (4,900–6,600 ft), further south in the Baluchistan xeric woodlands of southern Afghanistan and Pakistan's Balochistan Province.

Other Juniperus plants

Oneseed Juniper · Arizona Juniper · Ashe's juniper · West Indies Juniper · Bermuda Juniper · Blanco's Juniper · Azores Juniper · California Juniper · Juniperus canariensis · Canary Islands Juniper · Sargent juniper · Chinese Juniper