Plants Profile for Pinus flexilis (limber pine)

General Information
Symbol:	PIFL2
Group:	Gymnosperm
Family:	Pinaceae
Duration:	Perennial
Growth Habit:	Tree
Native Status:	CAN N L48 N
Characteristics
Data Source and Documentation

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	Native		Introduced		Both		Absent/Unreported
	Native, No County Data		Introduced, No County Data		Both, No County Data

Native Status:

L48

NAV

CAN

SPM

Images

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©J.S. Peterson. USDA NRCS National Plant Data Center (NPDC). United States, CA, Davis, University of California Davis Arboretum. February 4, 2002. Usage Requirements.

Herman, D.E., et al. 1996. North Dakota tree handbook. USDA NRCS ND State Soil Conservation Committee; NDSU Extension and Western Area Power Administration, Bismarck. Provided by ND State Soil Conservation Committee. Provided by USDA NRCS Bismarck PMC (NDPMC). United States, ND. Usage Requirements.

Steve Hurst. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. United States, CO. Usage Requirements.

©Gary A. Monroe. United States, CA, Inyo Co. 2000. Usage Requirements.

©Susan McDougall. Trees Live Here. United States, OR, Wallowa Mountains, Hurricane Creek. October 2003. Usage Requirements.

©Susan McDougall. Trees Live Here. Usage Requirements.

©Susan McDougall. Trees Live Here. United States, OR, Wallowa Mountains, Thorp Creek, 7400'. October 14, 2002. Usage Requirements.

©Richard A. Howard. Provided by Smithsonian Institution, Richard A. Howard Photograph Collection. Usage Requirements.

Sheri Hagwood. USDI Bureau of Land Management (BLM). United States, ID, Bureau of Land Management Jarbidge Resource Area. June 6, 2005. Usage Requirements.

E.W. Beasely. Provided by National Agricultural Library. Originally from USDA Forest Service. United States, CO, Pike National Forest. 1903. Usage Requirements.

J.E. Broaddus. Provided by National Agricultural Library. Originally from USDA Forest Service. United States, UT, Wasatch National Forest. 1911. Usage Requirements.

G.S. Gorscuh. Provided by National Agricultural Library. Originally from USDA Forest Service. United States, WY. 1939. Usage Requirements.

C.A. Kutzleb. Provided by National Agricultural Library. Originally from USDA Forest Service. United States, CO, Arapaho National Forest. 1945. Usage Requirements.

C.A. Kutzleb. Provided by National Agricultural Library. Originally from USDA Forest Service. United States, CO, Arapaho National Forest, Hot Sulphur Springs area. 1946. Usage Requirements.

W.H. Shaffer. Provided by National Agricultural Library. Originally from USDA Forest Service. United States, NV. 1938. Usage Requirements.

W.H. Shaffer. Provided by National Agricultural Library. Originally from USDA Forest Service. United States, UT. 1938. Usage Requirements.

E.S. Shipp. Provided by National Agricultural Library. Originally from USDA Forest Service. United States, CO, San Isabel National Forest. 1927. Usage Requirements.

E.S. Shipp. Provided by National Agricultural Library. Originally from USDA Forest Service. United States, NM. 1928. Usage Requirements.

K.D. Swan. Provided by National Agricultural Library. Originally from USDA Forest Service. United States, MT, Beartooth National Forest. 1924. Usage Requirements.

K.D. Swan. Provided by National Agricultural Library. Originally from USDA Forest Service. United States, MT, Gallatin National Forest, Hillgard area. 1938. Usage Requirements.

K.D. Swan. Provided by National Agricultural Library. Originally from USDA Forest Service. United States, MT, Lewis and Clark National Forest, Middle Fork of Judith River. 1939. Usage Requirements.

W.N. Wheeler. Provided by National Agricultural Library. Originally from USDA Forest Service. United States, CO, Pike National Forest. 1923. Usage Requirements.

Provided by National Agricultural Library. Originally from USDA Forest Service. United States, DC, Washington. 1909. Usage Requirements.

Provided by National Agricultural Library. Originally from USDA Forest Service. United States, SD, Harney National Forest, Cathedral Rocks Picnic Area. Usage Requirements.

Provided by National Agricultural Library. Originally from USDA Forest Service. Usage Requirements.

©Al Schneider. Southwest Colorado Wildflowers. United States, CO, NM, AZ, UT, Four Corners vicinity, within 150 miles of the corners. Usage Requirements.

Synonyms

Symbol	Scientific Name
PIFLA	Pinus flexilis James ssp. alpina (Silba) Silba
PIFLC	Pinus flexilis James ssp. callahanii (Silba) Silba
PIFLA2	Pinus flexilis James var. alpina Silba
PIFLC2	Pinus flexilis James var. callahanii Silba

Classification

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Rank	Scientific Name and Common Name
Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Coniferophyta – Conifers
Class	Pinopsida
Order	Pinales
Family	Pinaceae – Pine family
Genus	Pinus L. – pine
Species	Pinus flexilis James – limber pine

Subordinate Taxa

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Legal Status

Threatened and Endangered Information:
This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.
Nevada limber pine Protected as a Cactus, Yucca, or Christmas tree

Wetland Status

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