0 a small evergreen bush (= one that never loses its leaves) with sharp leaves and small purple fruits that are used in medicine and in making gin (= a type of strong alcoholic drink): --
juniper berries
The bug's traditional foodplant is juniper, with the larvae feeding on juniper berries.
Half a liter of oil is obtained from 100 kg of juniper berries.
Currently, the juniper berry is being researched as a possible treatment for diet-controlled diabetes, as it releases insulin from the pancreas (hence alleviating hunger).
This fungus overwinters in swellings or galls on infected twigs and branches of susceptible juniper plants.
Juniper-pinyon woodlands grow on rocky and gravelly uplands.
The population of juniper trees in the area has sharply declined, with approximately 50% of the trees dying even in the healthiest regions.
There are about 50 varieties of perennials, 25 varieties of shrubs, 3 of spruce, 3 of juniper and 3 or 4 of pines.
The most common plants are olives, maritime pines, oaks, myrtles, junipers.
