Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2659)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2572)
Class: Pinopsida (36)
Order: Pinales (35)
Family: Cupressaceae (13)(family description)
Genus: Juniperus (7)
Epithet: phoenicea (2)
Subspecies: turbinata (Guss.) Nyman
phoenicea => referring to the genus Phoenix, or the color purple
turbinata => shaped like a spinning top