Prickly Juniper
Juniperus oxycedrus
About Prickly Juniper
Prickly Juniper (Juniperus oxycedrus) is a herb used in the Mediterranean tradition to help with Skin Health, Psoriasis, Eczema, and Wound Healing. The aerial parts and leaves are the parts traditionally used, used both internally and topically.
Botanical background
Juniperus oxycedrus (prickly juniper, prickly cedar, cade juniper and cade (from the French genévrier cade), sharp cedar) is a species of juniper, native across the Mediterranean region from Morocco and Portugal, north to southern France, east to westernmost Iran, and south to Lebanon and Israel, growing on a variety of rocky sites from sea level up to 1600 m elevation. The specific epithet oxycedrus means "sharp cedar" and this species may have been the original cedar...
Source: Wikipedia, via iNaturalist