Juniperus drupacea, the Syrian juniper, is a species of juniper native to the eastern Mediterranean region from southern Greece (mount Parnon in the Peloponnese), southern Turkey, western Syria, Lebanon, and northern Israel, growing on rocky sites from 800–1,700 metres

Description of the evolution, biology, distribution, ecology, and uses of Juniperus drupacea (Syrian juniper).

Juniperus drupacea in the Peloponnese (Greece). Trip report and range map, with notes on phenology, phylogeny, palaeontology, history, types and use. Bulletin of the Cupressus Conservation Project 4(1): 5–34. Full issue PDF Reference page.

Juniperus drupacea Labill. Nationally threatened in Lebanon, Syria and Israel where there are small stands which are threatened by fire, agriculture, urbanisation and civil conflict. Globally evaluated as Least Concern.

At first we had the chance to see it in the western Toros mountains (October 1980), and noticed that in some cases the showy cones almost covered the red-brown ground under the small trees. 30 years later we documented the species at a different location in the same mountain range; the photos below marked with "Toros 2010/DAP" are from this trip.