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Eastern Red Cedar (Candidate)

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Eastern Red Cedar (Candidate)

Juniperus virginiana ยท genus Juniperus

PossibleLow Observed on Portal 33 First seen 2026-08-01

Possible eastern red cedar candidate at Portal 33, providing dense year-round wildlife shelter and blue berry-like cones.

About

Description

Dense year-round wildlife shelter; blue berry-like cones eaten by birds; pioneer/edge tree.

Edibility

Not edible.

Traditional Medicine

No known use.

Ecological Role

Dense year-round wildlife shelter; blue berry-like cones eaten by birds; pioneer/edge tree.

Animal Habitat Value

Year-round shelter; berry-like cones for birds.

Habitat

Edge/meadow

Portal 33 Location

Portal 33 edge/meadow

Verification Needed

Scale/awl foliage, berry-like cones and reddish fibrous bark.

Educational use only. Identification, edibility, and traditional medicinal knowledge is shared for learning. Always obtain positive identification before eating, harvesting, or medicinally using any plant or fungi. This Atlas is not medical advice.