The foxtail pine, scientifically Pinus balfouriana, is a rare high-elevation pine endemic to California. It is closely related to the Great Basin and Rocky Mountain bristlecone pines, placed with them in the subsection Balfourianae.
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Classification
DietPhotosynthetic Autotroph 1 System (Realm) Relationship to PeopleEcotourism and Research 2 Living or Extinct Comparison
NatureServe Rank CITES Appendix Scientific Name Conservation Status Connections
Child Taxon Of
Source Pinus balfouriana (Wikidata)
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1. Pinus balfouriana (Wikipedia)
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Pinus balfouriana, the foxtail pine, is a rare high-elevation pine that is endemic to California, United States.
2. The Gymnosperm Database: The Gymnosperm Database: Foxtail Pine
The Gymnosperm DatabaseDistribution and Ecology
where it grows in open to closed-canopy pure to mixed stands
Ethnobotany
Its principal value to humans is thus aesthetic
View the Source 3. Pinus balfouriana (Wikidata)
Wikidata- Wikidata Q950688 (P225 taxon name)
Statements section, conservation status (P141)
IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): near threatened.
- Child Taxon Of: Pinopsida, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
View the Source 4. NatureServe Explorer: Pinus balfouriana
NatureServe ExplorerGlobal rank (roundedGRank)Quote, Global rank (roundedGRank)
"roundedGRank": "G4"
5. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Pinales
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12387Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12387
"cites_listing":"I/II/III/NC","eu_listing":"A/B/C/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Plantae","phylum":null,"class":null,"order":"Pinales","family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[],"cites_listings":[]
6. Foxtail Pine (Wikipedia)
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Pinus
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 13220Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 13220
"cites_listing":"III/NC","eu_listing":"C/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Plantae","phylum":null,"class":null,"order":"Pinales","family":"Pinaceae"},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[],"cites_listings":[]
Plant (Wikipedia)
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They are predominantly photosynthetic or came from photosynthetic ancestors, meaning that they obtain their energy from sunlight by using the green pigment chlorophyll in their chloroplasts to produce sugars from carbon dioxide and water.
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