Pinus longaeva

Pinus longaeva
Very squat tree with a weather beaten gray half dead trunk and crown and living branches against a blue sky
A tree in the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest, White Mountains, California

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. longaeva
Binomial name
Pinus longaeva
D.K.Bailey
Synonyms[3]
List
    • Pinus aristata var. longaeva (D.K.Bailey) Little (1979)
    • Pinus aristata subsp. longaeva (D.K.Bailey) A.E.Murray (1983)
    • Pinus balfouriana subsp. longaeva (D.K.Bailey) A.E.Murray (1982)

Pinus longaeva (commonly referred to as the Great Basin bristlecone pine, intermountain bristlecone pine, or western bristlecone pine)[4] is a long-living species of bristlecone pine tree found in the higher mountains of California, Nevada, and Utah.[5] Methuselah is a bristlecone pine that is 4,856 years old and has been credited as the oldest known living non-clonal organism on Earth.[6] To protect it, the exact location of this tree is kept secret. In 1987, the bristlecone pine was designated one of Nevada's state trees.[7]

  1. ^ Stritch, L.; Mahalovich, M.; Nelson, K.G. (2011). "Pinus longaeva". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T34024A9830878. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T34024A9830878.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ NatureServe (2024). "Pinus longaeva". Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Pinus longaeva D.K.Bailey". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  4. ^ Howard, JL (2004). "Pinus longaeva". Fire Effects Information System. USDA. Archived from the original on 2008-12-18. Retrieved 2008-12-02.
  5. ^ Moore, Gerry; Kershner, Bruce; Craig Tufts; Daniel Mathews; Gil Nelson; Spellenberg, Richard; Thieret, John W.; Terry Purinton; Block, Andrew (2008). National Wildlife Federation Field Guide to Trees of North America. New York: Sterling. p. 82. ISBN 978-1-4027-3875-3.
  6. ^ "Oldlist". Rocky Mountain Tree Ring Research. Archived from the original on 2013-04-12. Retrieved 2013-01-08.
  7. ^ "Nevada Facts and State Emblems". State of Nevada. Archived from the original on 2014-03-27. Retrieved 2016-02-04.