Tim Fitzharris / Indian Blanket (Gaillardia pulchella) flowers and dead Juniper (Juniperus sp) tree, Inks Lake State Park, Texas

Sebastian Kennerknecht / Western Juniper (Juniperus occidentalis) on granite summit at sunrise, Emigrant Wilderness, Stanislaus National Forest, Sierra Nevada, California

Yva Momatiuk & John Eastcott / Juniper (Juniperus sp) in prairie with cumulus clouds above, Hart Mountain National Wildlife Refuge, Oregon

Juan Carlos Munoz / Bottles of Mahon gin, produced from Juniper berries on the island of Menorca, Balearic Islands, Spain, Mediterranean, July 2005

Robert Thompson / Juniper carpet moth (Thera juniperata juniperata) on tree bark, UK

Dr. Axel Gebauer / Przewalskii's juniper (Juniperus przewalskii) growing on steep cliff. Koko Nor lake, Tso Ngonbo, Qinghai Hu, Qinghai Province, Tibet

Dr. Axel Gebauer / Przewalskii's juniper (Juniperus przewalskii) leaves and berries, Tso Ngonbo, Qinghai Hu, Qinghai Province, Tibet, China

Dr. Axel Gebauer / Man preparing sacrificial fire with juniper, Dargye, Sichuan, Tibet, China

Martin Gabriel / Old trunk of wind blown Canary juniper {Juniperus turbinata canariensis/ Juniperus phoenicea var. turbinata } Canary Islands

Jose B. Ruiz / Prickly juniper with berries {Juniperus oxycedrus} Spain

Jack Dykinga / Manzanita (Arctostaphylos pungens) in flower surrounding a Century plant (Agave parryi) with Alligator juniper (Juniperus deppeana) cones in leaf rosette, Diamond Point, Tonto National Forest, Arizona...

Jack Dykinga / Alligator juniper (Juniperus deppeana) with twisted trunk in evening light, Sycamore Canyon, Kaibab National Forest, Arizona, USA.

Nigel Cattlin / Hawthorn juniper rust (Gymnosporangium sp.) rust pustules, aecial horns and swellings on leaves and petioles and stems of hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna), Berkshire, UK. May.

Nigel Cattlin / Hawthorn juniper rust (Gymnosporangium sp.) rust pustule swelling on the stem and spike of Hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna), Berkshire, UK. May.

Nigel Cattlin / Hawthorn juniper rust (Gymnosporangium sp.) rust pustules lesion and aecial horns forming on upper leaf of Hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna), Berkshhire, UK. May.

Nigel Cattlin / Hawthorn juniper rust (Gymnosporangium sp.) rust pustules, aecial horns and swellings on leaves, petioles and stems of Hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna), Berkshire, UK. May.

Nigel Cattlin / Hawthorn juniper rust (Gymnosporangium sp.) rust pustules, aecial horns and swellings on flower and peduncle of Hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna), Berkshire, UK. May.

Nigel Cattlin / Hawthorn juniper rust (Gymnosporangium sp.) rust pustules, aecial horns and swellings on leaves, petioles and stems of Hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna), Berkshire, UK. May.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Prickly juniper (Juniperus oxycedrus) berries and foliage, Sibillini, Umbria, Italy. May.

Chris Mattison / Bristly haircap moss (Polytrichum piliferum) with young sporophytes, growing on top of a stone wall, Ninewells, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. November. Focus-stacked image.

Mike Read / Juniper (Juniperus communis) in foreground of rough crags. Haweswater Nature Reserve, Lake District National Park, UK. April.

Mike Read / Juniper (Juniperus communis) in foreground of rough crags. Haweswater Nature Reserve, Lake District National Park, UK. April.

Doug Wechsler / Juniper-apple rust (Gymnosporangium juniperi-virginianae) on Virginian juniper (Juniperus virginiana) tree, Morris Arboretum, Pennsylvania, USA. May.

Philippe Clement / Juniper haircap moss (Polytrichum juniperinum) close-up showing sporophytes, France. May.

Philippe Clement / Juniper haircap moss (Polytrichum juniperinum) close-up showing male gametophytes, France. May.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Common juniper (Juniperus communis) berries, Sibillini, Umbria, Italy. May.

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Juniper (Juniperus sp.) and Silver birch (Betula pendula) trees regenerating on heather moor, Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, UK. August.

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Pine (Pinus sylvestirs) sapling on heath alongside Silver birch (Betula pendula) and Juniper (Juniperus sp.), Cairngirms National Park, Scotland, UK. August.

Laurie Campbell / Male Willow warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus) perched at top of juniper bush, singing, Inverness-shire, Scotland, UK. May.

Tim Fitzharris / Juniper (Juniperus sp) trees and mountains, Petrified Dunes, White Rock Mountain, Snow Canyon State Park, Utah

Jeff Foott / Utah Juniper (Juniperus osteosperma) tree with hoarfrost, Grand View Point, Canyonlands National Park, Utah

Jeff Foott / Utah Juniper (Juniperus osteosperma) tree in winter, Canyonlands National Park, Utah

Ashley Cooper / Dead Juniper (Juniperus sp.) bushes killed by fungus (Phytophthora austrocedrae), Austwick, Yorkshire Dales National Park, Yorkshire, UK. July 2020

Ashley Cooper / Dead Juniper (Juniperus sp.) bushes killed by fungus (Phytophthora austrocedrae), Austwick, Yorkshire Dales National Park, Yorkshire, UK. July.

Nigel Cattlin / European pear rust (Gymnosporangium sabinae) growth blister producing aeciospores on the lower surface of a pear leaf, Berkshire, UK, September.

Nigel Cattlin / European pear rust (Gymnosporangium sabinae) lesions on the upper surface of a pear leaf, Berkshire, UK, September.

Nigel Cattlin / Cedar apple rust (Gymnosporangium juniperi-virginianae) lesions on the upper leaf surface of an apple leaf, New York, USA, September

Linda Pitkin / Juniper (Juniperus communis) with berries. Surrey, England, UK. October.

Linda Pitkin / Juniper (Juniperus communis), berries ripening. Surrey, England, UK. October.

Linda Pitkin / Juniper (Juniperus communis) with berries. Surrey, England, UK. October.

Linda Pitkin / Juniper (Juniperus communis) with berries. Surrey, England, UK. October.

Linda Pitkin / Juniper (Juniperus communis) with ripening berries. Surrey, England, UK. October.

Linda Pitkin / Juniper (Juniperus communis) with unripe berries. Surrey, England, UK. October.

Michael Hutchinson / Juniper shield bug (Cyphostethus tristriatus) on leylandii, Bristol, UK, March

Marie Read / Hermit thrush (Catharus guttatus) feeding on blue juniper berry (cone) of Eastern Red-Cedar (Juniperus virginiana) in mid-November, Freeville, New York, USA.

TJ Rich / Ancient common juniper bush (Juniperus communis), Danebury Hill Fort, Hampshire, UK. January.

Jack Dykinga / Utah juniper (Juniperus osteosperma) and Singleleaf ash (Fraxinus anomala) in Long Canyon. Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Utah, USA. October.

Linda Pitkin / Large thyme (Thymus pulegioides) Juniper Top, Box Hill, Surrey, England, August.

Linda Pitkin / Small-flowered Sweet-briar rose (Rosa micrantha), rose hips Juniper Top, Box Hill, Surrey, England, September 2013.

Linda Pitkin / Wayfaring-tree (Viburnum lantana), berries Juniper Top, Box Hill, Surrey, England, August.

Linda Pitkin / Field maple (Acer campestre), fruit / keys Juniper Top, Box Hill, Surrey, England, August .

Jussi Murtosaari / Common juniper (Juniperus communis), with berries, Finland, July.

Robin Chittenden / Phoenician juniper (Juniperus phoenicea) Cyprus, April

Mike Read / Hills covered in Ribbed melilot (Melilotus officinalis) with juniper and cottonwood trees, Badlands National Park, Pennington County, South Dakota, USA, June 2019

Jack Dykinga / Utah juniper (Juniperus osteosperma), twisted trunks with wall of Long Canyon in background. Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Utah, USA. October.

Jack Dykinga / Utah juniper (Juniperus osteosperma) with twisted trunk, wall of Long Canyon in background. Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Utah, USA. October.

Jack Dykinga / Utah juniper (Juniperus osteosperma) and Singleleaf ash (Fraxinus anomala), wall of Long Canyon in background. Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Utah, USA. October.