Pinus balfouriana

Foxtail pine
Two large trees with flattened and irregular crowns on a rocky mountain side
John Muir Trail, between Forester Pass and Wallace Creek, southern Sierra Nevada

Apparently Secure  (NatureServe)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this 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. balfouriana
Binomial name
Pinus balfouriana
Balf., 1853
Natural range of Pinus balfouriana
Synonyms[3]
List
    • Pinus balfouriana subsp. austrina R.J.Mastrog. & J.D.Mastrog. (1980)
    • Pinus balfouriana var. austrina (R.J.Mastrog. & J.D.Mastrog.) Silba (1984)

Pinus balfouriana, the foxtail pine, is a rare high-elevation pine that is endemic to California, United States. It is closely related to the Great Basin and Rocky Mountain bristlecone pines, in the subsection Balfourianae.

  1. ^ Farjon, A. (2013). "Pinus balfouriana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T42345A2974187. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T42345A2974187.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ NatureServe (2024). "Pinus balfouriana". Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Pinus balfouriana Balf". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 20 October 2024.