Pinus aristata
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Pinus aristata, the Rocky Mountain bristlecone pine (or the Colorado bristlecone pine[2]), is a long-living species of bristlecone pine tree native to the United States. It appears in the Rocky Mountains in Colorado and northern New Mexico, with isolated populations in the San Francisco Peaks in Arizona and the Kaibab National Forest north of the Grand Canyon. It is usually found at very high altitudes, from 7,000–13,000 feet (2,100–4,000 m),[3] in cold, dry subalpine climate conditions, often at the tree line, although it also forms extensive closed-canopy stands at somewhat lower elevations.
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Pinus aristata | |
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Pinus aristata on Humphreys Peak, Arizona | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Gymnospermae |
Division: | Pinophyta |
Class: | Pinopsida |
Order: | Pinales |
Family: | Pinaceae |
Genus: | Pinus |
Subgenus: | P. subg. Strobus |
Section: | P. sect. Parrya |
Subsection: | P. subsect. Balfourianae |
Species: | P. aristata |
Binomial name | |
Pinus aristata | |
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