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| Limber pine | |
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| Limber pine on Spruce Mountain, Nevada | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Gymnospermae |
| Division: | Pinophyta |
| Class: | Pinopsida |
| Order: | Pinales |
| Family: | Pinaceae |
| Genus: | Pinus |
| Subgenus: | P. subg. Strobus |
| Section: | P. sect. Quinquefoliae |
| Subsection: | P. subsect. Strobus |
| Species: | P. flexilis
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| Binomial name | |
| Pinus flexilis | |
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| Natural range | |
| Synonyms[2][3] | |
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Apinus flexilis (E.James) Rydberg | |
Pinus flexilis, the limber pine, is a species of pine tree-the family Pinaceae that occurs in the mountains of the Western United States, Mexico, and Canada. It is also called Rocky Mountain white pine.
A limber pine in Eagle Cap Wilderness, Oregon, has been documented as over 2,000 years old, and another one was confirmed at 1,140 years old.[4][5] Another candidate for the oldest limber pine was identified in 2006 near the Alta Ski Area in Utah; called "Twister", the tree was confirmed to be at least 1,700 years old and thought to be even older.[6]
- ^ Schoettle, A.; Stritch, L. (2013). "Pinus flexilis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T42363A2975338. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T42363A2975338.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
fnawas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Pinus flexilis". Tropicos. Missouri Botanical Garden.
- ^ "Old Tree". Oregon Field Guide. 2010. Retrieved 2010-02-21.
- ^ Richard, Terry (September 24, 2012). "Ancient limber pine, likely Oregon's oldest living tree, draws twin brothers to Wallowas quest (photo essay, video)". The Oregonian. Retrieved 2015-02-18.
- ^ "Stay Flexible, Grow Old". BYU Magazine. Spring 2007. Retrieved 2015-02-18.