Pinus aristata

Pinaceae Pinus aristata Engelm.

Etymology
Pinus refers to the Latin name for pines.
aristata refers to ‘stiff bristle’; indicating its needle clusters resemble a bristle.

Colloquial Name
Rocky Mountain bristlecone pine

Distribution

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TDWG Codes
7, 73, COL, 76, ARI, 77, NWM

Habitat
The natural habitats for Pinus aristata are temperate forests. The natural elevation is unknown. There are no conifers associated with Pinus aristata that are known of.

USDA Hardiness zone – 3
Pinus aristata is hardy to USDA Zone 3 (Bannister & Neuner, 2001), meaning its frost tolerance lies somewhere in the range of -40C (-40F) to -34.4C (-30F).

Species Continuity
The population trend for Pinus aristata is stable. There are ongoing threats for Pinus aristata 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 – LC
According to the IUCN Red List, Pinus aristata has been assigned the status of LC(Least Concern). This means that according to the Red List criteria, this species is not qualified as threatened.

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

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

Cultivars
‘Baldwin Dwarf’, ‘Bashful’, ‘Between’, ‘Bingo’, ‘Blue Heron’, ‘Clank’, ‘Cecilia’, ‘Como’, ‘Denny’, ‘Doc’, ‘Dopey’, ‘Ekstrom’, ‘Great Guy’, ‘Grumpy’, ‘Happy’, ‘Huibert ten Dungen’, ‘Itty Bitty’, ‘Jackson’s Prostrate’, ‘Jeff’, ‘Joe’s Bess’, ‘Kelly Girl’, ‘Kershaw’, ‘Kohouts Drahthaar’, ‘Kohouts Hexe’, ‘Kohouts Mini’, ‘Lemon Frost’, ‘Little Mound’, ‘Little Scamp’, ‘Lower Dwarf Tree’, ‘Low Boy’, ‘Magpie’, ‘Mighty Mite’, ‘Mosey’, ‘New Broom’, ‘Ossorio Variegated’, ‘Porterhowse Dwarf’, ‘Red Bird’, ‘Rezek’s Doll’, ‘Rich Broom’, ‘Samantha’, ‘Sara E’, ‘Schneverdingen’, ‘Sherwood Compact’, ‘Silver Alibi’, ‘Silver Bee’, ‘Silver Boy’, ‘Silver Bun’, ‘Silver Love’, ‘Silver Shaker’, ‘Sleepy’, ‘Sneezy’, ‘So Tight’, ‘The Sage’, ‘Tlatla’, ‘Upperdwarf Tree’, ‘Weeping’, ‘Wildwood’, ‘Woods’