Pinus balfouriana

Pinus balfouriana, Trinity Alps, Klamath Mts, California, USA
The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Pinus balfouriana is listed as Near Threatened.

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Pinales 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Divisio: Tracheophyta
Divisio: Pinophyta
Classis: Pinopsida
Ordo: Pinales

Familia: Pinaceae
Genus: Pinus
Subgenus: P. subg. Strobus
Sectio: P. sect. Parrya
Subsectio: P. subsect. Balfourianae
Species:
Subspecies: P. b. subsp. balfouriana – P. b. subsp. austrina

Name

Pinus balfouriana Balf. in A. Murray, Bot. Exped. Oregon 8: 1 (1853).

Synonyms

  • Heterotypic
    • Pinus balfouriana subsp. austrina R.J.Mastrog. & J.D.Mastrog., Syst. Bot. 5: 102 (1980).
    • Pinus balfouriana var. austrina (R.J.Mastrog. & J.D.Mastrog.) Silba, Phytologia Mem. 7: 48 (1984).

Taxonomic notes

Subspecies not accepted by Govaerts et al. (2023) based upon Farjon, but Businsky (2008) and most of the other references accept the subspecies.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
  • Northern America
    • Southwestern U.S.A.
      • California.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

  • Murray, A. 1853. Botanical Expedition to Oregon 8: 1, plate

Additional references

Vernacular names

  • беларуская: Сасна Бальфура
  • català: Pi de cua de guineu
  • čeština: Borovice Balfourova
  • Deutsch: Fuchsschwanz-Kiefer
  • English: Foxtail Pine
  • español: Pino de Balfour
  • eesti: Balfouri mänd
  • suomi: Revonhäntämänty
  • français: Pin de Balfour
  • italiano: Pino coda di volpe
  • lietuvių: Lapuodegė pušis
  • norsk: Revehalefuru
  • русский: Сосна Бальфура
  • Türkçe: Tilki kuyruklu çam
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