PLANTS Profile for Pinus aristata (bristlecone pine)

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Pinus aristata Engelm.
bristlecone pine

Symbol:

PIAR

Group:

Gymnosperm

Family:

Pinaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Tree

Native Status:

L48

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©J.S. Peterson. USDA NRCS NPDC. United States, AZ, Flagstaff, Arboretum. July 14, 2001. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.

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Pinus aristata Engelm.

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Distribution:
Pinus aristata Engelm.


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USA (AZ, CO, NM)

Related Taxa:
Pinus aristata Engelm.

View 9 genera in Pinaceae, 76 species in Pinus

Classification:
Pinus aristata Engelm.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Coniferophyta – Conifers
Class	Pinopsida
Order	Pinales
Family	Pinaceae – Pine family
Genus	Pinus L. – pine
Species	Pinus aristata Engelm. – bristlecone pine

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Pinus aristata Engelm.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Arizona:
bristlecone pine		Salvage restricted

More Accounts and Images:
Pinus aristata Engelm.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account from USDA Forest Service Fire Effects Information System (FEIS).

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 183313.

View species account from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View 1 propagation protocol from Native Plants Network.

Related Web Sites:
Pinus aristata Engelm.

Ancient Bristlecone Pines

Time Generated: 09/24/2008 04:27 AM MDT