Pinus flexilis var. flexilis

Pinaceae Pinus flexilis var. 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, NDA, NEB, SDA, 76, ARI, CAL, NEV, UTA, 77, NWM

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

USDA Hardiness zone – 3
Pinus flexilis var. 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 var. flexilis is unknown. There are no known threats for Pinus flexilis var. flexilis.

IUCN Category – LC
According to the IUCN Red List, Pinus flexilis var. 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 var. flexilis is further placed under Pinoideae. Pinus flexilis var. flexilis is also placed under Pinaceae.