Common juniper

Juniper berries are usually dried and used to flavour meats and sauces, and also to flavour gin.

Names

Scientific
   Juniperus communis
English
   Common juniper
   Juniper berry
Dutch
   Jeneverbes
Spanish
   Enebro común
   Jinebro
French
   Genévrier commun
   Genièvre
German
   Gemeiner Wacholder
   Heide-Wacholder
Italian
   Ginepro

Taxonomy

Genus
   Juniperus
Family
   Cupressaceae
Order
   Coniferales

Crop categories

Spices
Essential oils
Temperate crops

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