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title Juniper
content Junipers are coniferous trees and shrubs in the genus Juniperus
of the cypress family Cupressaceae.
Depending on taxonomic viewpoint, between 50 and 67 species of junipers are
widely distributed throughout the Northern Hemisphere, from the Arctic,
south to tropical Africa, from Ziarat, Pakistan, east to eastern Tibet
in the Old World, and in the mountains of Central America.
The highest-known juniper forest occurs at an altitude of 16,000 ft (4,900 m)
in southeastern Tibet and the northern Himalayas,
creating one of the highest tree-lines on earth.
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