Participant Info

Species

Pinus flexilis [Apinus flexilis]

Family

Pinaceae

CommonName

limber pine

Presence

Yes

Status

native

EarliestDate

1935

LatestDate

2020

Ecosystem

montane, subalpine

Geobotanical

SSawatch, Garitas, SSanjuans, NCristos

Counties

Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Hinsdale, Mineral, Rio Grande, Saguache

Passes

Cochetopa, La Veta, Medano, Mosca, Wolf Creek

WildlifePreserves

Coller, Mountain Home Reservoir

Other Localities

PhotoRecords

YES Rich Haswell: Mineral Co, junction of Hwy 160 and FR 380 20 Oct 2020

Comments

Limber pine is common but scattered, from the lower montane to the subalpine on both the east and west of the Watershed. Vouchers are not found from the Watershed Cristos south of La Veta Pass, but the tree is surely there, judging from New Mexico records. Pinus flexilis occurs in all mountain ranges west of the Great Plains except for the coastal ranges in California, Oregon, and Washington. It follows the Rio Grande drainage to the Mexican border with New Mexico, but no farther down stream.

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