User:Mbarrios4356/Juniperus californica

Juniperus californica provides food and shelter for a variety of native species, such as turkeys, wild horses, deer, and many others. However, as the juniperus californica matures, it becomes too tall to provide adequate food and shelter for deer and other ground animals of similar size. is a larval host for the native moth sequoia sphinx (Sphinx sequoiae).

Native Americans[edit]
The plant was used as a traditional Native American medicinal plant, and as a food source, by the indigenous peoples of California, including the Cahuilla people, Kumeyaay people (Diegueno), and Ohlone people. They gathered the berries to eat fresh and to grind into meal for baking. The wood from the juniperus californica also used for sinew-backed bows.