Pinus albicaulis

Pinaceae Pinus albicaulis Engelm.

Etymology
Pinus refers to the Latin name for pines.
albicaulis refers to ‘white stemmed’; indicating the light grey colour of its bark.

Colloquial Name
Whitebark pine

Distribution

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TDWG Codes
7, 71, ABT, BRC, 73, COL, IDA, MNT, ORE, WAS, WYO, 76, CAL, NEV

Habitat
The natural habitats for Pinus albicaulis are boreal forests, rocky areas. The natural elevation is unknown. There are no conifers associated with Pinus albicaulis that are known of.

USDA Hardiness zone – 2
Pinus albicaulis is hardy to USDA Zone 2 (Bannister & Neuner, 2001), meaning its frost tolerance lies somewhere in the range of -45.6C (-50F) to -40C (-40F).

Species Continuity
The population trend for Pinus albicaulis is decreasing. There are ongoing threats for Pinus albicaulis and they are listed as follows:

• 3 Climate Change & Natural Disasters
  • 3.3 Habitat Shifting & Alteration
• 4 Invasive Species / Pathogens & Genetic Risks
  • 4.1 Invasive Non-Native Species & Diseases
  • 4.2 Problematic Native Species & Diseases
• 5 Natural System Modifications
  • 5.1 Fire & Fire Suppression

IUCN Category – EN
According to the IUCN Red List, Pinus albicaulis has been assigned the status of EN(Endangered). This means that according to the Red List criteria, this species qualifies as Endangered and is very much at risk.

Superordinate Taxa
The nearest superordinate taxon for Pinus albicaulis is Subsect. Strobi. The coordinate taxa for Pinus albicaulis are therefore:

Pinus albicaulis is further placed under Pinoideae. Pinus albicaulis is also placed under Pinaceae.

Cultivars
‘Algonquin Pillar’, ‘Duck Pass’, ‘Dwarf No. 1’, ‘Dwarf No. 3’, ‘Falling Rock’, ‘Flinck’, ‘Lake Sabrina’, ‘Landis’, ‘Mini’, ‘Nana’, ‘Noble’s Dwarf’, ‘Number One Dwarf’, ‘Rocking Rio’