Juniperus brevifolia, the Azores juniper, is a species of juniper, endemic to the Azores (on Corvo, Faial, Flores, Pico, Santa Maria, São Jorge, São Miguel, and Terceira), where it occurs at altitudes of 240–800 metres (790–2,620 feet), rarely up to 1,500 m (4,900 ft).

[2][3][1] It is a shrub or small tree growing to a height of 6 m (20 ft) and a trunk diameter up to 50 centimetres (20 in).

The seed cones are berry-like, green ripening in 18 months to orange-red with a variable pink waxy coating; they are spherical, 6–9 mm diameter, and have three or six fused scales in one or two whorls of three, the three larger scales each with a single seed.

The male cones are yellow, 2–3 mm long, and fall soon after shedding their pollen in early spring.

[2][3] This is a vulnerable species in its native range due to a combination of historical felling for the valuable wood and competition from invasive introduced plants.