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Foxtail Pine
Pinus balfouriana
  
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About Foxtail Pine (Pinus balfouriana) 0 Nurseries Carry This Plant The Foxtail Pine (Pinus balfouriana) is a rare pine that is endemic to California, United States, where it is found in two areas with a separate subspecies in each, the typical subsp. balfouriana in the Klamath Mountains, and subsp. austrina in the southern Sierra Nevada. Foxtail Pines occur in the subalpine forest in these mountains: at an elevation of 1950-2750 meter in the Klamath range, and 2300-3500 meter in the Sierra Nevada. In the Sierra Nevada, Foxtail pines are limited to the area around Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks. In both areas, it is often a tree line species. Foxtail Pine is a tree to 10-20 meter tall, exceptionally 35 meter, and up to 2 meter trunk diameter. The leaves are needle-like, in bundles of five with a semi-persistent basal sheath, and 2-4 centimeter long, deep glossy green on the outer face, and white on the inner faces; they persist for 10-15 years. The cones are 6-11 centimeter long, dark purple ripening red-brown, with soft, flexible scales each with a one millimeter central prickle.
Plant Description
Plant Type
Plant Type
Tree

Size
Size
32.8 - 72 ft tall

Wildlife Supported
 


 
Butterflies & moths hosted ( 36 likely * ) SHOW ALL
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Neophasia menapia Image
Pine White Neophasia menapiaNeophasia menapia
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Callophrys eryphon Image
Western Pine Elfin Callophrys eryphonCallophrys eryphon
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Hyles lineata Image
White-lined Sphinx Hyles lineataHyles lineata
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Antheraea polyphemus Image
Polyphemus moth Antheraea polyphemusAntheraea polyphemus
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Neoalcis californiaria Image
Brown-lined Looper Neoalcis californiariaNeoalcis californiaria
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Caripeta aequaliaria Image
Red Girdle Moth Caripeta aequaliariaCaripeta aequaliaria
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Egira perlubens Image
Brown Woodling Egira perlubensEgira perlubens

Landscaping Information
Sun
Sun
Full Sun, Part Shade

Natural Setting
Climate
Climate
Annual Precipitation: 5.8" - 103.2", Summer Precipitation: 0.21" - 3.63", Coldest Month: 17.9" - 50.5", Hottest Month: 38.4" - 76.8", Humidity: 1.23" - 29.37", Elevation: 348" - 14460"


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Sources include: Wikipedia. All text shown in the "About" section of these pages is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Plant observation data provided by the participants of the California Consortia of Herbaria, Sunset information provided by Jepson Flora Project. Propogation from seed information provided by the Santa Barbara Botanical Garden from "Seed Propagation of Native California Plants" by Dara E. Emery. Sources of plant photos include CalPhotos, Wikimedia Commons, and independent plant photographers who have agreed to share their images with Calscape. Other general sources of information include Calflora, CNPS Manual of Vegetation Online, Jepson Flora Project, Las Pilitas, Theodore Payne, Tree of Life, The Xerces Society, and information provided by CNPS volunteer editors, with special thanks to Don Rideout. Climate data used in creation of plant range maps is from PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University, using 30 year (1981-2010) annual "normals" at an 800 meter spatial resolution.

Links:   Jepson eFlora Taxon Page  CalPhotos  Wikipedia  Calflora


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