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Pinus albicaulis
Sign in to saveAlso known as Whitebark Pine, white-bark pine, alpine white pine
species of plant
Species
EndangeredSPECIES
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassPinopsida
- OrderPinales
- FamilyPinaceae
Сосна́ белоко́рая, или белоство́льная (лат. Pínus albicáulis) — дерево рода Сосна семейства Сосновые. В естественных условиях растёт в западных районах Северной Америки.
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 2,216
- With media
- 722
- Family
- Pinaceae
- Collections
- UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA MUSEUMS, CAS, UACH, RSA
- Recorded in
- United States, Canada
Wikidata facts
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- Endangered status
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- taxon name
- Pinus albicaulis
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- Pinus albicaulis
- longest observed lifespan
- 1267
- taxon common name
- 白皮五针松
- short name
- P. albicaulis
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Encyclopedic overview
Pinus albicaulis is the only type of tree on the summit of Pywiack Dome in Yosemite National Park Pinus albicaulis, known by the common names whitebark pine, white bark pine, white pine, pitch pine, scrub pine, and creeping pine, is a conifer tree native to the mountains of the western United States and Canada, specifically subalpine areas of the Sierra Nevada, Cascade Range, Pacific Coast Ranges, Rocky Mountains, and Ruby Mountains. It shares the common name "creeping pine" with several other plants.
The whitebark pine is typically the highest-elevation pine tree found in these mountain ranges and often marks the tree line. Thus, it is often found as krummholz, trees growing close to the ground that have been dwarfed by exposure. In more favorable conditions, the trees may grow to 29 meters (95 ft) in height.
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