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  1. Life
  2. Plants
  3. Vascular Plants
  4. Conifers
  5. Conifers
  6. Pine Family
  7. Pines
  8. Foxtail and Bristlecone Pines
  9. Foxtail Pine

species 1,524 observations

Foxtail Pine

Pinus balfouriana

Status
native
Traits
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

Supports All

53 native animals
supported in the US
  • Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it Polyphemus Moth, Rusty Tussock Moth, Douglas-fir Tussock Moth, Pale Beauty 40
  • Hosted animals Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it Ribbed Pine Borer 1
  • Plant eaters Animals that feed on it American Red Squirrel, White-spotted Sawyer, Pine Grosbeak, Spruce Zebra Beetle 10
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Habropoda depressa 1
  • Sheltered animals Animals that nest or roost in it Monodontomerus 1

Children

  • Klamath Foxtail Pine
  • Sierra Foxtail Pine

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Key traits

Layer
Trees
Plant type
Perennial Tree

From USDA PLANTS.

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