Juniperus squamata

Juniperus squamata
Foliage of cultivar 'Meyeri'
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Gymnospermae
Division: Pinophyta
Class: Pinopsida
Order: Cupressales
Family: Cupressaceae
Genus: Juniperus
Section: Juniperus sect. Sabina
Species:
J. squamata
Binomial name
Juniperus squamata

Juniperus squamata, the flaky juniper, or Himalayan juniper is a species of coniferous shrub in the cypress family Cupressaceae, native to the Himalayas and China.

It represents the provincial tree of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (unofficial).