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Thank you it is Chamacyparis! I live in NO VA. Now I can see what can be used for if anything. <BR><BR>Rabiah Al Nur Spring of Light rabiah_sol@hotmail.com<BR> <BR>
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Date: Sun, 21 Aug 2011 21:36:22 -0400<BR>From: moonbranch@earthlink.net<BR>To: mpwg@lists.plantconservation.org<BR>Subject: Re: [MPWG] need info on juniper berries large spiked ones one on flat cedar looking leaves<BR><BR>
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<FONT color=#000000><FONT size=2><FONT face=arial,sans-serif>Without seeing the plant it's hard to tell, but the "flat" leaves and "spiked" berries make me wonder. You may have a Chamaecyparis and not a Juniperus. Upon closer inspection, juniper leaves are actually a bit rounded with berries rounder than spiked, generally.<BR><BR>These two images from the USDA PLANTS database show two juniperus species that are fairly illustrative of the genus:<BR><BR><BR></FONT></FONT></FONT><A href="http://plants.usda.gov/java/largeImage?imageID=juoc_003_ahp.jpg" target=_blank><IMG border=0 alt="Photo of Juniperus occidentalis Hook." src="http://plants.usda.gov/gallery/standard/juoc_003_shp.jpg" width=330 height=220></A><IMG border=0 alt="Photo of Juniperus californica Carrière" src="http://plants.usda.gov/gallery/standard/juca7_2h.jpg" width=330 height=220><BR><BR><BR><BR><FONT color=#000000><FONT size=2><FONT face=arial,sans-serif>Chamaecyparis generally look more like this:<BR></FONT></FONT></FONT><A href="http://plants.usda.gov/java/largeImage?imageID=chla_013_avp.tif" target=_blank><IMG style="WIDTH: 220px; HEIGHT: 329px" border=0 alt="Photo of Chamaecyparis lawsoniana (A. Murray) Parl." src="http://plants.usda.gov/gallery/standard/chla_013_svp.jpg"></A><BR>Without seeing the plant or knowing where you live that's about the best I can do. Hope that helps!<BR>-Robin<BR><BR><BR><FONT color=#000000><FONT size=2><FONT face=arial,sans-serif><BR></FONT></FONT></FONT>
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<DIV><FONT face=Calibri>EMEA and NHPD monographs for juniper berries attached.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=rlb14@cornell.edu href="mailto:rlb14@cornell.edu">Robert Layton Beyfuss</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=rabiah_sol@hotmail.com href="mailto:rabiah_sol@hotmail.com">rabiah al nur</A> ; <A title=mpwg@lists.plantconservation.org href="mailto:mpwg@lists.plantconservation.org">medicinalplant workinggroup</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, August 21, 2011 10:53 AM</DIV>
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<P class=ecxMsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Many juniper berries are blue grey in color, the only medicinal use I know for them is to add their distinctive flavor and fragrance to Gin!</SPAN></P>
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<P class=ecxMsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Hi My neighbor has a tree/large shrub with grayish-blue spiked berries he says is a juniper and i would like to know if it is a medicine plant or if it can be used for anything. I don't se the birds eating them and all found is a picture of them with no info. <BR>Thanks for your help<BR>rabiah<BR><BR>Rabiah Al Nur Spring of Light rabiah_sol@hotmail.com</SPAN></P></DIV></DIV>
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