Juniper

Junipers were a species of plant in the Realms that could be either a bush or a tree.D&D sourcebooks and magazines have flip-flopped over the years on whether junipers are bushes or trees. In actuality, they can be either depending upon their species.
==Habitats==
* In East Faerûn, junipers grew in the Methwood.
* North Faerûn's Tarkhaldale, in the Desertsmouth Mountains had a population of low-growing juniper bushes along with pine and spruce trees. Junipers also grew in this region on the island of Lone Rock.
* In northwest Faerûn, junipers grew in the Ice Spires and in the cold wilderness of Icewind Dale.
* In West Faerûn, juniper trees could be found in abundance in the Calim Caliphates, around the city of Cursrah and the River Agis, as well as in the Western Heartlands.
* In the Unapproachable East, junipers grew around Lake Ashane.
* Beyond Faerûn, junipers grew in the Pasocada Basin in Maztica.
===Beyond Toril===
* Outside of Toril, juniper plants could be found in the land of Barovia, where berries were used for their alchemical properties and as a tool against werefoxes.
==Usages==
* Parts of the juniper plant were commonly used as a seasoning. Aurora's Whole Realms Catalogue sold these for around 3 silver pieces.
* In the Moonsea region, healers from Phlan used juniper and mint as components in their healing ointments. These salves possessed strong but pleasant scent of both.
* Juniper oil.
* In the Pasocada Basin, junipers were a common part of the diet of the native Azuposi.
* Juniper berries were used in tonics for their stimulant, and disinfectant properties. They also were used to remedy venereal diseases and as an aphrodisiac.
==History==
Junipers existed in the Realms since the days of Netheril.
Around , the royal court of Kozakura gifted eleven bonzai-style juniper trees to the E'do formal gardens.
==Trivia==
* Blightbringer, an enchanted bow that belonged to a goblin shaman Kirrkuk Redrats, was crafted out of a juniper sapling the shaman grew in the ashes of his slain opponent.
* Juniper was a common name for male pixies.
* Minder, a once-living-dwarf golem of the ship Realms Master, often dreamt of her favorite scents from her past. These included the smell of juniper, pine, ice-cold air, and the taste of ale.
==Appendix==
===Notes===
===Appearances===
:;Novels
::The Ogre's Pact • Star of Cursrah • Finder's Bane
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::Pool of Twilight • The God Catcher
:;Video Games
::Baldur's Gate: Siege of Dragonspear
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