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Plants
A scaly-leaved juniper with shreddy bark and frosted blue berries.
Field facts
HabitatOld fields, limestone glades, fencerows
RangeStatewide
When to lookBerries persist through winter
StatusSecure; spreads into unburned prairie (Indiana DNR / IUCN Red List)
Look-alikesNorthern White-cedar, Common Juniper
Field note: Cedar waxwings are named for their appetite for these berries.
Lesson
Watching responsibly
Managers cut it from prairie remnants; do not plant it near preserves.
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