Introductory
SPECIES: Pinus albicaulis | Whitebark Pine 



ABBREVIATION : 
PINALB

SYNONYMS : 
NO-ENTRY


SCS PLANT CODE : 
   PIAL


COMMON NAMES : 
   whitebark pine
   alpine pine
   mountain pine
   scrub pine
   white pine


TAXONOMY : 
The scientific name for whitebark pine is Pinus albicaulis Engelm.
There are no known hybrids between whitebark pine and other pines,
although a hybrid is suspected between whitebark pine and limber pine
(Pinus flexilis) near Jefferson City, Montana [15].  These two species
are very similar in habit and vegetative features but differ chiefly by
their ovulate (female) cones [9,23].


LIFE FORM : 
Tree

FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS : 
No special status

OTHER STATUS : 
NO-ENTRY


COMPILED BY AND DATE : 
Kathy Ahlenslager  January 1987


LAST REVISED BY AND DATE : 
Kathy Ahlenslager  January 1988


AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION : 
Ahlenslager, Kathleen E. 1987. Pinus albicaulis. In: Remainder of Citation

Related categories for Species: Pinus albicaulis | Whitebark Pine