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The One-Seed Juniper

The One-Seed Juniper

Pictured is an impressively sized One-Seed Juniper (juniperus monosperma). Its round, aromatic berries were eaten raw and used to flavor meat. Pueblo mothers shredded and crushed the shaggy bark for use as diaper material.
Galleries: Gran Quivira Ruins
Keywords: Gran Quivira, Junipers, Las Humanas, One-Seed Juniper, Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument, berries, mission, pueblo, trees
Photo Location: Gran Quivira Ruins, 25 miles south of Mountainair, NM
Photographer: Dr. Roy Winkelman
Date of Photo: 02/19/2014
Device Make: Canon
Device Model: Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Exposure Time: 0.0166667
F Number: 13
Original Dimensions: 3744×5616
Picture Orientation: Portrait
GPS Coordinates: 34°15'34.99"N 106°5'30.78"W
Picture Number: 26265