Limber Pine

Pinus flexilis James - Pine family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 85.0 feet

Plant Type: Tree

Features

Flower Color: Red, Green, Purple

Bloom Time: Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer

Conditions

Shade Tolerance: Intermediate

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth); Wind

Larval Species depending on Limber Pine: Argyresthia flexilis, Callophrys eryphon, Caripeta angustiorata, Choristoneura lambertiana, Choristoneura occidentalis, Coleotechnites lewisi, Dioryctria abietivorella, Eucosma bobana, Lymantria dispar, Orgyia pseudotsugata, Panthea furcilla, Xestia elimata, Zenophleps lignicolorata

Native Range

  • CAN:  Alberta, British Columbia
  • USA:  Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming
Regional Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.