Bristle Cone Pine Tree White Mtns CA color IMG 6799
by Greg Kluempers
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Bristle Cone Pine Tree White Mtns CA color IMG 6799
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Greg Kluempers
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Photograph - Photography
Description
Pinus longaeva, the Great Basin bristlecone pine, is a long-living species of tree found in the higher mountains of the southwest United States. The species is one of three closely related trees known as bristlecone pines and is sometimes known as the Intermountain or Western bristlecone pine. One member of this species, at 5063 years old, is the oldest known living non-clonal organism on Earth
In California, it is restricted to the White Mountains, the Inyo Mountains, and the Panamint Range, in Mono and Inyo counties.
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February 6th, 2014
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