bristlecone pine tree


The bristlecone pines are a small group of pine trees (Family Pinaceae, genus Pinus, subsection Balfourianae) that are thought to reach an age far greater than that of any other single living organism known, up to nearly 5,000 years.


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Location: inyo, California, USA
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Keywords: balfourianae, bristlecone, dendrology, ducampopinus, pinaceae, pinales, pine, pinophyta, pinopsida, plantae, tree, usa