Pinus longaeva

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
PLANTAE	TRACHEOPHYTA	CONIFEROPSIDA	CONIFERALES	PINACEAE

Scientific Name:

Pinus longaeva

Species Authority:

D.K. Bailey

Common Name/s:

English

–

Bristlecone Pine

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Vulnerable B1+2e ver 2.3

Year Assessed:

1998

Annotations:

Needs updating

Assessor/s

Conifer Specialist Group

History:

1997

–

Rare

Geographic Range [top]

Countries:	Native: United States (California, Nevada, Utah)

Countries:

Native:

United States (California, Nevada, Utah)

Population [top]

Population:	In most populations very old, senescent and even dead trees predominate. These are some of the oldest trees in the world, reaching ages of 4,870 years. Their growth rate is extremely slow.

Population:

In most populations very old, senescent and even dead trees predominate. These are some of the oldest trees in the world, reaching ages of 4,870 years. Their growth rate is extremely slow.

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Systems:	Terrestrial

Systems:

Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	It is doubtful whether present rates of regeneration are sufficient to replace the population under present climatic and environmental conditions.

Major Threat(s):

It is doubtful whether present rates of regeneration are sufficient to replace the population under present climatic and environmental conditions.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	Most areas where the species occurs are protected and cutting or gathering wood is prohibited.

Conservation Actions:

Most areas where the species occurs are protected and cutting or gathering wood is prohibited.

Citation:	Conifer Specialist Group 1998. Pinus longaeva. In: IUCN 2009. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 09 February 2010.
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