Pinus flexilis

Pinaceae Pinus flexilis E. James

Etymology
Pinus refers to the Latin name for pines.
flexilis refers to ‘flexible’; indicating the flexibility of its branches.

Colloquial Name
Limber pine

Subordinate Taxa
There exist 2 subordinate taxa for Pinus flexilis:

Distribution

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TDWG Codes
7, 71, ABT, BRC, 73, COL, IDA, MNT, WYO, 74, SDA, 76, ARI, CAL, NEV, UTA, 77, NWM, TEX, 79, MXE, MXE-CO, MXE-CU, MXE-NL, MXN, MXN-SO

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

USDA Hardiness zone – 3
Pinus flexilis 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 flexilis is decreasing. There are ongoing threats for Pinus flexilis and they are listed as follows:

• 4 Invasive Species / Pathogens & Genetic Risks
  • 4.1 Invasive Non-Native Species & Diseases
  • 4.2 Problematic Native Species & Diseases

IUCN Category – LC
According to the IUCN Red List, Pinus flexilis 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 flexilis is Subsect. Strobi. The coordinate taxa for Pinus flexilis are therefore:

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

Cultivars
‘2 Mile High’, ‘Albovariegata’, ‘Antero’, ‘Apache’, ‘Arapaho’, ‘Aztek’, ‘Bannock’, ‘Bergman Dwarf’, ‘Blackfoot’, ‘Brevifolia’, ‘Cesarini’, ‘Cherokee’, ‘Cheyenne’, ‘Chickasaw’, ‘Commanche’, ‘Compacta’, ‘Cow Creek’, ‘Dakota’, ‘Damfino’, ‘Dean’s Mountain’, ‘DuFunny’, ‘Elmwood Foxtail’, ‘Elton’, ‘Extra Blue’, ‘Fastigiata’, ‘Fast Fred’, ‘Firmament’, ‘First Canyon’, ‘Fleyii’, ‘Fugate’, ‘Glauca’, ‘Glauca Pendula’, ‘Glauca Reflexa’, ‘Glenmore’, ‘Glenmore Dwarf’, ‘Glenmore Silver’, ‘Globosa’, ‘Good Pine’, ‘Gracilis’, ‘HB Horstmann’, ‘Hopi’, ‘Howie’, ‘Hyland’, ‘J. Michael’, ‘Kinzie Rose’, ‘Laj’, ‘Lisa’, ‘Lisa WB Seedling’, ‘Long Arm’, ‘Losee’, ‘Markay’, ‘Millcreek’, ‘Mini’, ‘Mohawk’, ‘Nana’, ‘Navajo’, ‘Ojibwa’, ‘Pearl’, ‘Pendula’, ‘Persberks’, ‘Piute’, ‘Pygmaea’, ‘Red Elk’, ‘Reflexa’, ‘Ririe’, ‘Ron D’, ‘Saunny’, ‘Scratch Gravel’, ‘Semivirgata’, ‘Shadow Lake’, ‘Shadow’s Blue’, ‘Smile’, ‘Taos’, ‘Tara Mae’, ‘Tarryall’, ‘Temple’, ‘Tiny Temple’, ‘Vanderwolf’s Pyramid’, ‘Witches’ Broom No. 1’, ‘Witches’ Broom No. 2’, ‘Witches’ Broom Seedling’, ‘Woodland’, ‘Zuni’