叉子圆柏 (原变种) cha zi yuan bai (yuan bian zhong)

Juniperus arenaria (E. H. Wilson) Florin; J. chinensis Linnaeus var. arenaria E. H. Wilson; J. sabina var. monosperma C. Y. Yang; Sabina officinalis Garcke; S. vulgaris Antoine.

Shrubs procumbent, to 1 m, rarely small trees; seed-cone-bearing branchlets apically curved.

Forests or thickets on rocky mountain slopes and sand dunes; 1000-3300 m. Gansu, Nei Mongol, Ningxia (Helan Shan), NE Qinghai, N Shaanxi, Xinjiang [Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Russia (Far East, Siberia); SW Asia, Europe]