whitebark pine

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pine
noun
uk
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/paɪn/
an evergreen tree (= one that never loses its leaves) that grows in cooler areas of ...
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At the highest elevations are lodgepole pine,whitebarkpine, fields of sagebrush and bitterbrush.
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Near treeline, zones can consist of white pines (such aswhitebarkpineor bristlecone pine); or a mixture of white pine, fir, and spruce that appear as shrub-like krummholz.
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However,whitebarkpineneedles are entire (smooth when rubbed gently in either direction), whereas western white pine needles are finely serrated (feeling rough when rubbed gently from tip to base).
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In the sub-alpine zone of the mountains spruce and fir predominate, and they are succeeded near the timber line by larch,whitebarkpine, limber pine and bristlecone pine.
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Upper montane and subalpine forests are made up of red fir, mountain hemlock, western white pine, lodgepole pine; and at the highest elevations, foxtail and whitebark pines.
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Consequently,whitebarkpineoften grows in clumps of several trees, originating from a single cache of 215 or more seeds.
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Herbaceous and shrubby subalpine meadow vegetation and scattered patches of mountain hemlock, subalpine fir, andwhitebarkpineoccur near the timberline.
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Thewhitebarkpineecosystem in these high elevations plays many essential roles, providing support to plant and animal life.
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Significant changes are also occurring inwhitebarkpinepopulations of high-elevation forests.
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Engelmann spruce, larch, mountain hemlock, sub-alpine fir, andwhitebarkpinecan be found in the higher elevations.
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Thewhitebarkpineis typically the highest-elevation pine tree of these mountains, marking the tree line.
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It is most commonly seen below the timberline in areas withwhitebarkpineand alpine larch.
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The forest is mixed conifer of fir and pine, mountain hemlock, and krummholtz mats ofwhitebarkpine.
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The forest has hundreds of species of trees and plant life such as lodgepole pine,whitebarkpineand varieties of spruce and fir.
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Western red cedar, larch andwhitebarkpineshare the forest with a variety of spruce and fir tree species.
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Even a modest warming and drying could reducewhitebarkpinehabitat by up to 90%.
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Even a modest warming and drying could reducewhitebarkpinehabitat by up to 90% within 50 years.
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Higher elevations are covered in lodgepole pine andwhitebarkpine, while lower elevations contain ponderosa pine and douglas fir intermixed with grassy parks and meadows.
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The region includes alpine areas, subalpine parkland, and open, windblown forests of mostly non-marketable trees such as subalpine fir andwhitebarkpineat very high elevations.
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As of 2007, thewhitebarkpineis threatened by a fungus known as white pine blister rust; however, this is mostly confined to forests well to the north and west.
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